DR TEAM HEADS TO PUERTO RICO
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — A team of 20 disaster relief volunteers from East Tennessee left on Oct. 9 for Puerto Rico to assist in recovery efforts following Hurricane Maria. The team will be there for two weeks, according to Wes Jones of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. In San Juan, 70 percent of the […]
HUNGRY PEOPLE LIVE HERE
By Joe Sorah Compassion Ministries Specialist, TBMB As I reflect upon my childhood, I can remember being very concerned with the problem of hunger in our world. I grew up in a pastor’s home. We used to receive appeals for funds to feed hungry children. The letters would come with pictures of children on little […]
DR TEAM MEMBERS HAVE UNBREAKABLE BOND
By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Providing comfort to others in their time of need is the primary mission of the Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief teams. In the process, the team members often provide comfort to each other, too. Following the death of their husbands, longtime DR volunteers Joyce Curington and […]
DR VOLUNTEERS: THE REAL HEROES
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Last week while I was in Houston with David Dawson of our staff providing coverage of our Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers (see stories and photos throughout this issue) Willie Nelson’s song “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys” came to mind. With due respect to Willie, I would […]
GOTM HITS RECORD LEVEL
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptists have heard the message that any way you slice it, Tennessee is a mission field, and have contributed a record-breaking amount through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions. The final GOTM total for the 2016-2017 offering year was $1,843,511.03, just $6,488.97 from reaching the year’s offering goal of […]
ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT
By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director Any way you slice it, it was a record-setting year for the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions. The first record broken came in June when the generous giving of Tennessee Baptists blew past the previous all-time high given to GOTM, which had been more than $1.7 […]
VOLUNTEERS MINISTER IN TEXAS
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector SUGAR LAND — With Hurricane Irma and possible other major storms looming in the future, Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers kept their focus on victims of Hurricane Harvey last week. Dozens of Tennessee Baptist DR volunteers served in the Houston area, many of them at Sugar Land Baptist […]
VOLUNTEERS READY TO RESPOND TO IRMA
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN – Just a week after responding to relief efforts caused by Hurricane Harvey in the Houston area, Tennessee Baptists are gearing up to respond to devastation caused by Hurricane Irma in Florida. At press time on Monday (Sept. 11), Hurricane Irma had been downgraded to Category 1 status, but still packed […]
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 […]
GOTM — SUPPORTING MISSIONS IN TENNESSEE
By Vickie Anderson Executive Dir., TN WMU It is almost here, one of my favorite times of the year — September. I love getting to spend time with family and friends over Labor Day weekend and that fall weather and cooler temperatures begin to arrive. But the thing I love the most about September is […]