A lifetime Florida resident, Jose Sanchez says he was “blessed to be helped with the removal of wet tile and drywall” after the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian impacted him on a personal level. Although his house was built per flood regulations in Florida, he says “this has turned out to be about five feet
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Pastor Dan Fogle of Rosemary Baptist Church in Williston, South Carolina led a Chainsaw Unit from the Barnwell Bamberg Baptist Association to Arcadia, Florida after the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian. Teams worked on tarping roofs and moving and cutting up debris left in the storm’s wake. “We’re doing this to honor our Lord and
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Until the peak of hurricane season arrived, 2022 was a fairly calm year for responding to disaster events, for which we all can be thankful! A big focus for South Carolina Disaster Relief (SCDR) in the early months of the year was the arrival of new state Disaster Relief director Susan Peugh upon the retirement
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Each year, over 100 volunteers convene in Columbia to pack bags for the Christmas Prisoner Packet ministry. In 2023, 130 volunteers received over 23,000 packets and processed 17,500 of those packets. Volunteers come from all across the state, through various ministries and churches. Since 1976, South Carolina Baptists have been caring for inmates and providing
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Regina Ray is from the upstate of South Carolina. After hearing about a Disaster Relief training session a couple of years ago, something moved within her spirit. “I felt like this is what I’m supposed to do,” she said. Since then, she’s been deployed with a DR team five times, most recently to Florida after
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Two state-wide Disaster Relief Trainings are scheduled for this year. April 1, 2023 – Northwood Baptist Church, North Charleston. Register by March 22 – click HERE for more details. October 14, 2023 – Catawba Baptist Church, Rock Hill Additionally, the following specialized trainings will be held: Chaplain training – May 19-20, 2023. Because of the
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For Steven Faucette, ministry happens in unplanned encounters. In November of 2022, the Kershaw Association Disaster Relief Unit deployed to Arcadia, Florida, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. At first, the teams thought they would be involved in tree cutting, however, when they arrived, they discovered that they would be involved in tarping roofs and
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Within days of our last SC DR units leaving Florida as the Hurricane Ian response winds down, here we are watching Tropical Storm Nicole. Thankfully it will not come near the strength and intensity of Ian. However, because Ian left Florida with saturated ground, eroded beaches, and rivers still at- or just below- flood stage,
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South Carolina Disaster Relief is in our third week of serving in the wake of Hurricane Ian. We are partnering with Alabama DR at the site they are running in Arcadia, Florida. We also sent teams to the Tennessee-run site in Wauchula, Florida, and to the Missouri-run site in Venice, FL. The SC volunteers have
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