By Leah Allen A deadly tornado that struck the Texas town of Van Sunday, May 10, has affected 204 total homes. Texas Baptists Disaster Recovery is on the ground assessing damage and preparing to begin volunteer mobilization. According to the Red Cross,…
Baptists join growing army of relief headed to Nepal
By Jeff Brumley Governments, the United Nations and an army of international aid agencies are pouring relief supplies and workers into Nepal. And faith-based groups, including many Baptist organizations, are going in right along with them. Baptist groups across the…
CBF pitches in to provide aid to victims of tropical storm
By Aaron Weaver The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is partnering with disaster-relief agencies around the world to provide emergency support to the victims of Tropical Cyclone Pam in the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu. CBF sent an initial $5,000 to Asia…
In the path of lava flows, Baptists provide comfort to Hawaiian volcano victims
By Ken Camp A Texas Baptist Men crisis response team journeyed recently to Hawaii’s Big Island to provide what they call “compassion care” — what some others term “psychological first aid” — to children and families in the expected path of a…
Baptist disaster experts face Ebola, opposition ministering to immigrants
By Jeff Brumley Members of the North American Baptist Fellowship’s Disaster Response Network covered just about every national and global hotspot in two days of meetings that concluded Wednesday in Lake Charles, La. Representatives from 15 Baptist organizations — ranging from…
Baptists prepared for Calif. quake response
By Jeff Brumley The CrossWalk Community Church social media presence changed drastically in tone over the weekend, from good-natured ice bucket challenges on Saturday to urgent pleas to help earthquake victims on Sunday. “We will be open for prayer at…
Disaster relief groups challenged by border crisis
By Jeff Brumley Baptist disaster relief agencies are pressing hard to determine what, if anything, they can to do aid the immigrant children flooding into the nation along the southern border by the tens of thousands. While some help has…
A year later, those impacted by Okla. twisters grateful for spirit of unity
By Jeff Brumley It’s natural for people to ask where God was when a wave of tornadoes killed nearly 50 people in Oklahoma in May 2013, pastors say. That was also the topic of a documentary that premiered May 16…
CBF appeals for disaster response volunteers
By Jeff Brumley With assessments conducted and even some initial responses underway, disaster responders with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship are now calling for volunteers for long-term tornado recovery projects. CBF U.S. Disaster Response Director Tommy Deal today issued a call…