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Called to Serve: Bringing Hope and Healing When Disaster Strikes
The photo album on John Heading’s smartphone is filled with prized pictures—every one of them worth exponentially more than just a thousand words. “I’ve got pictures like nobody’s business,” he says. “Pictures…
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From devastation to hope: The enduring legacy of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief 20 years after Katrina
NEW ORLEANS –– As with any major storm, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) crews staged personnel and equipment in several inland cities in August 2005...
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When people ask me why disaster relief chaplaincy matters, I usually pause for a moment. The answer is too important to rush. For me, it…
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SBDR continues efforts in response to LA fires, Appalachian flooding
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – In Los Angeles, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) volunteers recently began helping homeowners sort through the remaining ashes of their houses in...
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California Baptists feed Los Angeles fire response crews and survivors, deploy chaplain teams
LOS ANGELES – California Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) began providing meals at an area disaster relief hub Wednesday, Jan. 15, and deployed two chaplain...
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Increasing needs from hurricanes match calls for more Disaster Relief volunteers
NASHVILLE (BP) — Hurricane Katrina’s destruction in 2005 to New Orleans and surrounding areas prompted a yearslong response by Southern Baptist churches and Disaster Relief personnel,...
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Georgia pastor moved by response to Helene: ‘This is the power of Southern Baptists working together’
PERRY, Fla. – When Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region, it was the third storm to hit in 13 months, following 2023’s...
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Southern Baptist Disaster Relief ramps up response to Hurricane Beryl in Texas, continues efforts in Iowa, New Mexico
HOUSTON – Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) units have deployed in and around Houston up into Texarkana in response to Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall...
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Southern Baptists to honor volunteers during Disaster Relief Sunday
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Southern Baptists have invested significant resources in their capacity to respond with physical help and spiritual hope in the aftermath of natural...
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Southern Baptists continue Idalia response
PERRY, Fla. (BP) — Pastor Steven Ruff rode out the winds and rain of Hurricane Idalia in his office at First Baptist Church as 100...
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Barber and Wright visit Arkansas to encourage SBDR volunteers, survivors
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The indescribable roar of the approaching tornado sent Yolanda Spencer scrambling to take cover in her bathtub. The Friday, March 31...
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Best of Southern Baptist cooperative efforts on display in disaster relief response
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Any time a major storm system threatens the continental United States, the antennae of thousands of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR)...
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As Kentucky flood recovery continues, Southern Baptists serve survivors
WHITESBURG, Ky. – The Southern Baptist response to the devastating flash floods in Kentucky the last week of July continues, and volunteers from 16 different...
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Southern Baptists responding to ‘overwhelming’ Kentucky floods
WHITESBURG, KY—As surveyors continue assessing the damage done by the historic flooding that has deluged eastern Kentucky, Southern Baptists have begun planning their response. Dozens...
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FIRST PERSON: Why I’m grateful for Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
I continue to believe that one of the greatest examples of cooperative missions is Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) and countless selfless SBDR volunteers who...
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New Mexico Baptists serve, share hope in aftermath of latest wildfires
Ruidoso, N.M. — As Southern Baptist volunteers sift through the remains of home sites in the aftermath of recent wildfires that claimed two lives and...
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