The Yellow Shirt Army
When terrible events happen, who are you going to call? The answer is often the Yellow Shirt Army – namely Southern Baptist Disaster Relief workers. Across the SBC, many state […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief efforts wrapping up in Florida
Five weeks after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida, Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams are packing up to come home. “It’s faster than I thought — I anticipated us being there […]
Supplying a need: Texas native leads Alabama’s feeding teams when disaster strikes
Becky Noland knows what it’s like to be at your wit’s end and have someone show up with food. “I grew up on the Gulf Coast in Texas and experienced […]
DR chaplain sees God’s hand in home visits after Hurricane Ian
Cliff Knight said he knew God had arranged the visit before he even got to the house. It was his first day as an Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief chaplain, and […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief responds to ‘enormous devastation’ in Florida post-Ian
As David Dismukes turned off the main road, all he could see was enormous mud puddles. “I still had four or five miles to go,” said Dismukes, who’s currently serving […]
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers at work in Florida, ‘inundated’ with requests
Arcadia, Florida, was Candace McIntosh’s home for nine years after college, the place where she experienced her first sense of community as an adult and where she felt the call […]
Preparing to help hurricane survivors
Thanks to WSFA-TV in Montgomery for this report about Yellow Shirt Army volunteers preparing to deploy under the leadership of State Missionary Mark Wakefield, Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief strategist. If […]
‘Catastrophic’: Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief responds following Kentucky flooding
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are providing flood recovery, laundry services and chaplain ministry in Elkhorn City, Kentucky, as the area copes with historic flooding. The Alabama DR volunteers are […]
Disaster relief volunteers make ‘slow but steady progress’ in eastern Kentucky flood zone
Around 50 Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are at work in Elkhorn City, Kentucky, helping residents recover from the state’s worst flood on record. Cookie Baker, who is serving at […]
Living Water in Romania
When the pastor told David Hendon that the church’s well had run dry, he didn’t understand what they meant at first. “My dad was a well driller, but the pastor […]
