Update as of 3/29/23: Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief chainsaw units are responding in Florence, AL. Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief units are responding in West Point, GA. Amory, MS – Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief (MS BDR) has established a command post, operating with assessor/chaplain teams and chainsaw units. As power is on in approximately 40% of
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This resource was written by Susan Peugh, Disaster Relief Director at the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Have you ever noticed that scripture is full of disasters? Noah and the flood. Joseph and the famine in Egypt. Moses and the plagues. The Red Sea collapsing on the Egyptians. The Israelites at war with everyone. Throughout the Old
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This form is to be completed (both sides) and given to your Unit Leader before you travel.
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Are you looking for a great way to connect your church family with your school partner? Invite them to become a “Teacher’s P.E.T.”! Riverbluff Church encourages our members to get involved in our school partnership with Oakbrook Elementary in a variety of ways. Many cannot participate in Reading Buddies or other activities, but everyone can
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For the past eight years, Lucas Avenue Baptist Church has been actively involved in providing Good News Clubs at Ford Elementary. However, it was only last year that they truly felt their partnership with the school deepened when they started serving as Reading Buddies. This new program has allowed them to make a significant difference
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Turkey’s disaster agency has appealed for help from the international community as it conducts search and rescue operations in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Send Relief, Southern Baptists’ compassion ministry organization, is coordinating a response and has deployed initial assessment teams. Send Relief has released funds to those teams for
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In the 2022 – 2023 school year, there were 1,201 international teachers working in South Carolina, and the numbers are rising. These teachers arrive with only 2 suitcases and limited funds to rent and furnish an apartment and find transportation. Many spend several years sleeping on the floor or on an air mattress. Some have
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