Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief (ABDR) efforts have shifted from Texas to Florida after Hurricane Irma devastated much of the Sunshine State.

Mark Wakefield, disaster relief strategist for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM), announced Sept. 13 that ABDR has been assigned to minister in Fort Myers, Florida.

“An advance team is leaving today (Sept. 13) with others to follow in the days to come,” Wakefield said. “Volunteers will be serving in the areas of administration, assessment, incident management, feeding, chainsaw, skid steer, shower unit, and chaplains. More specific information will be shared as it becomes available.” (continued…)

Read the full article from The Alabama Baptist newspaper – http://www.thealabamabaptist.org/alabama-disaster-relief-begins-work-in-florida-following-hurricane-irma/