DALLAS (ABP) — Texas Baptist Men collected more than 3,500 cases of bottled water April 21-23 and have begun distributing it to firefighters and victims of Texas wildfires statewide.
TBM put out a call for bottled water a few days before it started accepting it for firefighters and wildfire victims. Texas Baptists responded mightily to that call, said Mickey Lenamon, TBM associate executive director.
One woman carried two cases of bottled water with her on a cross-town bus ride. Then she walked with the water another two miles to get it to TBM’s headquarters in east Dallas.
“Our Baptist community has responded to the call to help our neighbors who are caught in the devastating wildfires,” he said.
“We had no idea how many people would respond, but God opened the hearts of His people and they brought us 3,511 cases of water. Now, Texas Baptist Men is taking water this week to the affected area. If your church needs water to give to their people, please contact us (214) 828-5177.”
The men’s ministry is working with the state of Texas and Texas Baptists to distribute bottled water to people who need it. Fire departments across the state have indicated they are running out of drinking water for firefighters and for victims of the fires.
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John Hall writes for Texas Baptist communications.