An all-time record has been reached-more than 7.3 million meals prepared to date for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita under the Southern Baptists' mammoth disaster relief effort across the Gulf Coast.
Previously, the most meals prepared in a Southern Baptist disaster relief response was 2.5 million during Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
Burton said 41 out of 42 state conventions are active in the disaster relief effort, with more than 7,000 volunteers still working to provide meals, showers, childcare, communications and cleanup (chain saw teams) as part of recovery and restoration operations.
At least 342 disaster relief units-more than half the total number in the Southern Baptist disaster relief fleet of 600-have been activated in the wake of Katrina and Rita. Burton said 26 ministry sites and state units are operating in Louisiana; 25 in Texas; and nine in Mississippi.
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