Category: Disaster Relief


Disaster Relief volunteers bring Christ to Louisiana community ‘through a barbecue sandwich’
Ferrell Hataway approached the car that pulled up by the tents where industrial cooking equipment and supplies were housed. A man was behind the wheel, and an 8-year-old girl was


Hurricane Ida: Disaster Relief response begins amid ongoing efforts to restore water, power to hard-hit areas
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams will be part of a massive cleanup effort in Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which struck the state Aug. 29 as a Category


Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams on alert following Hurricane Ida
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams are on alert for likely deployment in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which made landfall Aug. 29 in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm. Ida


April 27, 2011
The numbers are still staggering. 62 tornadoes across Alabama in one day, an amount usually equal to an entire year. 238 deaths directly attributed to the tornadoes in our state.


‘Staggering’ Number of Volunteers Help, Set Precedent for Future Response
Mel Johnson says he can still see the scars from April 27, 2011, on the landscape when he drives up I-22 in northwest Alabama. Those will be there for years.


First Person: Disaster Relief Helps Meet Immediate Needs
As a team of Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers worked in Center Point to clear a yard following the Jan. 25 tornado that struck the area, a 79-year-old homeowner, Jeff


5 Dead, Hundreds of Homes and at Least Two Churches Hit in Alabama Tornado Outbreak March 25
At least five people were killed and hundreds of homes — and at least two churches — were destroyed or damaged when tornadoes struck several Alabama communities on March 25.


Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief Volunteers Called Out to Serve Once Again Following Hurricane Zeta
Mark Wakefield says Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers have been working steadily for a long time as hurricane after hurricane has pounded the Southeast, starting with Hurricane Laura relief in


ABDR Volunteers Deploy to Louisiana After Hurricane Laura
When Robert and Elsie Whittle heard Hurricane Laura was headed right for them, they couldn’t believe it. A tree had already fallen on the back of their home earlier this