Disaster Relief

Ever since Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana on Aug. 29 as a Category 4 storm, Metairie Baptist Church outside of New Orleans has hosted an average of four teams a day, according to…
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Twenty years ago, Frederick Edwards responded to his first callout from Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. Terrorists had flown planes into the World Trade Center, and teams from…
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Before heading to Louisiana to help residents of New Orleans impacted by Hurricane Ida, members of the Florida Baptist Disaster Relief team spent the last part of August helping…
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After Hurricane Ida slammed into the U.S. mainland, leaving devastation in its wake from Louisiana to the Northeast--Florida Baptists are coming right alongside the hurting and…
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As one of the strongest storms to hit the United States mainland, Hurricane Ida has left a path of destruction through Louisiana and Mississippi after winds of 150 mph, flooding…
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Florida Baptists have launched a relief effort to help survivors and communities devastated when a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula in southern Haiti Aug. 14,…
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While not noticeable to all, the communion table in front of the pulpit at First Baptist Church in Ochlockonee Bay shows the signs of the two hurricanes that flooded the church in…
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The tragedy of the Champlain Tower collapse in Surfside has left the South Florida community in shock.
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A day after the 12-story Champlain Towers South Condo collapsed on itself, Pines Baptist Church Pastor Luis Acosta was as close to the smoldering rubble as authorities allowed.
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With the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season predicted to be busier than average with a potential of 13-20 named storms, Florida Baptist Disaster Relief and Recovery (FLDR) teams stand…
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