Disaster Relief

TRUMP MEETS WITH SBC’S EZELL, OTHER RELIEF LEADERS

September 5, 2017

Baptist Press WASHINGTON (BP) — President Donald Trump met with leaders of the three largest disaster relief organizations in the United States at the White House today (Sept. 1) to discuss relief efforts in south Texas in the wake of historic flooding and other damage left by Hurricane Harvey. Included at the meeting were Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR), represented by North American Mission Board (NAMB) President Kevin Ezell; American

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JONES: HOW YOU CAN HELP

September 1, 2017

From staff reports Baptist and Reflector As the updates and images continue to emerge from the destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey, many Baptists in Tennessee are looking for ways to help aid the relief effort. Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, wrote a letter to Tennessee Baptist Churches that outlines ways in which churches can get involved. The letter, which can be viewed below, was

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BCM, DISASTER RELIEF JOIN FOR MINISTRY

September 1, 2017

By Lonnie Wilkey & David Dawson Baptist and Reflector JOHNSON CITY — In the nearly three years Jonathan Chapman has served as Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) director at East Tennessee State University he has worked hard to gain credibility among administration and staff. Shortly after he arrived, he learned that some people even thought the BCM had closed. One administrator said “we didn’t know you were still around,” Chapman recalled.

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TENNESSEE DR TEAMS REASSIGNED TO SUGARLAND

August 31, 2017

Story updated at 6:00 p.m., Sept. 4 By Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief teams have arrived in Sugarland, Texas, and have  set up operations at Sugarland Baptist Church, according to Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. The feeding unit is set to begin providing meals on Tuesday, Sept. 5, while flood recovery teams and other volunteers will begin working upon

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TENNESSEE DR TEAMS ON ALERT FOR HURRICANE

August 28, 2017

Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief is monitoring Hurricane Harvey closely. As of Monday, Aug. 28, the Tennessee Baptist DR feeding unit was still on alert status while response/recovery units are on standby, said Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. Alert status means there’s a good likelihood the feeding unit will be called out quickly while it’s more of a “wait

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HARVEY RESPONSE BEGINS AMID WIDESPREAD DAMAGE

August 28, 2017

Baptist Press HOUSTON (BP) — As of Monday morning, news outlets reported that Hurricane Harvey had already dropped 11 trillion gallons of rain over south Texas. More than 300,000 customers were without power. Officials have declared 62 counties disaster areas as the initial destruction caused by 132 mph wind gusts has been showered with unprecedented levels of rainfall. In the immediate aftermath of the storm, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR)

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TENNESSEE DR TEAMS PLACED ON ALERT, STANDBY

August 25, 2017

Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief is monitoring Hurricane Harvey closely. The Tennessee Baptist DR feeding unit was placed on alert Aug. 25 while response/recovery units have been put on standby, said Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. Alert status means there’s a good likelihood the feeding unit will be called out quickly while it’s more of a “wait and see”

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SAM PORTER NAMED NATIONAL DIRECTOR FOR DISASTER RELIEF

July 13, 2017

Baptist Press ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) — The North American Mission Board has named Sam Porter as the new national director for Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. Porter will replace Mickey Caison, who will officially retire Aug. 31. NAMB noted Porter has been a proponent of SBDR for years and one of the first disaster relief leaders to respond after the 9-11 attacks in New York City. He made numerous trips to

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UNUSUAL DR MINISTRY: GOD’S WAREHOUSE

June 5, 2017

By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector MORRISTOWN — Most people would assume that Don Owen experiences few surprises in ministry. Owen, a semi-retired businessman, has served for 13 years as a Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer and in other ministries. But during the past several years Owen has seen God do some things that are hard to explain and unusual, he said. In fact he resisted them,

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BAPTISTS RESPOND WITH MOMENT’S NOTICE

May 31, 2017

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector The secular world is always quick to point out the faults of Christians in general and Baptists in particular. But they don’t always give Baptists credit for the things Baptists do well. And one of those “things” is quickly responding to people’s needs. On Saturday night, May 27, straight-line winds swept through Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center in Newport, downing numerous trees, including

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JONES: HOW YOU CAN HELP

September 1, 2017

From staff reports Baptist and Reflector As the updates and images continue to emerge from the destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey, many Baptists in Tennessee

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