Disaster Relief Volunteers Help Out in Houston County After Storms
Storms made themselves known at the start of the new year, causing significant damage in Houston County on Jan. 2. And Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers immediately stepped into […]
A 100 Percent Commitment
In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, we are grateful for those choice servants of our Lord who are the “yellow shirts”: Alabama Baptist disaster relief workers trained to help people […]
Hurricane Matthew
As Hurricane Matthew has impacted Haiti and is forecasted to make landfall and cause flooding in coastal states of the eastern U.S., Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief stands ready to deploy […]
BCMs from UA, LSU set rivalry aside; partner following historic flooding in Louisiana
When deadly tornadoes ripped through Tuscaloosa in April 2011, students from Baptist Campus Ministries (BCM) at Louisiana State University (LSU) tossed their long-standing rivalry with the University of Alabama (UA) […]
DR volunteer dies while serving in Louisiana
Working on the First Baptist Church, Satsuma, disaster relief laundry unit team, Sonny Ellis was doing what he did best — serving people. “He was showing the people of Denham […]
Update from Louisiana
As numerous teams of trained Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers continue to minister in flood-ravaged Louisiana, positive news continues to become known even among the devastation, reports Mark Wakefield, disaster […]
SBOM’s Wakefield takes helm of state’s Disaster Relief
Mark Wakefield has taken on the role of disaster relief and chaplaincy ministry strategist for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM), effective Sept. 1. In this role he […]
Alabama Baptist volunteers serve immediate needs in Louisiana, share gospel along way
It’s a common scene after a natural disaster — miles-long lines at Walmart and thousands of people walking around with what disaster relief volunteers call “the million miles stare” as […]
New Assignment for Alabama Baptists
Admin center from a recent Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief deployment to South Carolina. Alabama has been assigned Incident Management responsibilities at Istrouma Baptist Church in Baton Rouge. Our cleanup teams […]
Responding to Flooding in Louisiana
What should the first response be to a natural disaster like the floods in Louisiana this month? For many Americans, the answer may be charitable giving, support of government intervention, […]
