By Jeff Brumley What is now a trickle of moderate and progressive Baptist relief workers into hurricane-impacted areas of Louisiana will increase to a steady stream once long-term recovery needs are identified, Baptist disaster-response coordinators said Sept. 5. On Sunday,…
Baptists meet Isaac with humor, readiness
By Jeff Brumley Baptists meeting in Antigua greeted Tropical Storm Isaac’s passage through the Caribbean with humor and determination while Cooperative Baptist Fellowship officials in Florida and other Gulf states prepared for the worst. Isaac caused disruptions including flight cancellations at…
Mid-Atlantic Baptists respond to storms
By Robert Dilday In the aftermath of furious thunderstorms that swept the Mid-Atlantic June 29, leaving nearly 2 million households without power in the midst of record-breaking heat, Baptists in the region were initiating feeding and cleanup services in stricken…
BWA sends funds to burned-out refugees
By Bob Allen The Baptist World Alliance has sent $25,000 in emergency financial aid to help rebuild a Baptist-run school at a refugee camp along the Thai-Burmese border destroyed by fire in April. The money sent through Baptist World Aid…
Burma refugee liaison is new BWAid director
By Robert Dilday An advocate for Burmese refugees has been named director of Baptist World Aid, an agency which works closely with Baptist disaster-relief organizations in Virginia and North Carolina. No caption submitted Rothangliani Rema Chhangte will assume her new…
Tornadoes’ paths not random, John Piper says
By Bob Allen An author and preacher popular in Calvinist circles says it is no accident that recent killer tornadoes followed paths that ravaged some communities while others were spared. “Why would God reach down his hand and drag his…
Two years after quake, Baptist dedicate school, orphanage in Haiti
By Robert Dilday Almost exactly two years after a devastating earthquake killed thousands in Haiti, Baptists on the island nation and their international partners dedicated a building housing a school and orphanage for children impacted by the disaster. The Source…
CBF workers report progress, need on second anniversary of Haiti quake
By Bob Allen While news media have long moved on to other stories like the pro-democracy Arab Spring and U.S. presidential election, the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake remains a present reality in Haiti, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field workers reported on…
Volunteer mission teams need career missionaries
By Larry Hovis At the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina General Assembly in March, we collected a mission offering designated for the newly formed Haiti Housing Network. CBF is one of the principal partners in this network, which has…