Disaster Relief: Ready at a moment’s notice
By the time the storm hit Friday evening, the Tri-County Recovery Unit was already on standby.
December 16, 2021
By the time the storm hit Friday evening, the Tri-County Recovery Unit was already on standby.
MONETTE, Ark. (BP) – Pastor Stan Ballard noted Monday’s “beautiful weather” as he described the resilience of the 1,500 or so people in Monette, Ark., in the face of death and destruction from unseasonable tornadoes.
For southern Louisiana, they are living through the aftermath.
As feeding begins to wind down in Louisiana, most Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) sites will continue assisting homeowners into October. Some sites will remain active until the middle of the month, while at least one will continue until the end of October.
UPDATE Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief and other agencies continue to clean up after Hurricane Ida, which made landfall at the end of August. Teams have continued to
We asked some recently returned Disaster Relief volunteers to share their stories and experiences, so far, from Hammond and these are their words.
Twenty years after spending weeks in what could only be called a war zone, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are reflecting on their experience working in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 and how it affected their lives.
An update from our Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief regarding the ongoing effort to support LA/MS in recovering from Hurricane Ida.
An update from our Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief regarding the ongoing effort to support LA/MS in recovering from Hurricane Ida.
A week before Hurricane Ida hit southeastern Louisiana, William Bekemeier had just endured a heart attack. After he rode out the storm and felt the shock of a tree landing on his family’s house, he didn’t have the strength or stamina to clear the tree from his yard