TRUMP MEETS WITH SBC’S EZELL, OTHER RELIEF LEADERS
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 […]
JONES: HOW YOU CAN HELP
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 […]
BCM, DISASTER RELIEF JOIN FOR MINISTRY
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 […]
TENNESSEE DR TEAMS REASSIGNED TO SUGARLAND
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 […]
TENNESSEE DR TEAMS ON ALERT FOR HURRICANE
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 […]
HARVEY RESPONSE BEGINS AMID WIDESPREAD DAMAGE
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 […]
TENNESSEE DR TEAMS PLACED ON ALERT, STANDBY
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 […]
SAM PORTER NAMED NATIONAL DIRECTOR FOR DISASTER RELIEF
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 […]
UNUSUAL DR MINISTRY: GOD’S WAREHOUSE
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 […]
BAPTISTS RESPOND WITH MOMENT’S NOTICE
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, […]