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Hurricane Ian recovery efforts continue
Hurricane Ian passed through Florida three weeks ago, but the lengthy recovery task will continue in the days, weeks and months ahead.
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SBDR volunteers near 500,000 meals prepared, provide relief for hundreds of homeowners
As Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) nears 500,000 meals prepared in the wake of Hurricane Ian, volunteers have completed approximately 730 recovery jobs for homeowners.
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Hurricane Ian recovery ramps up as Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, Send Relief assist
As Hurricane Ian rolled in Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 28, Wade Harmon was on the fifth floor of the Larsen Health Center Nursing in Fort Myers where his wife was working.
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Best of Southern Baptist cooperative efforts on display in disaster relief response
Any time a major storm system threatens the continental United States, the antennae of thousands of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) leaders and volunteers go up. They…
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‘Bold in the name of Christ’
Ron Tipton answers the ring on his cell phone. It’s a familiar sound that beckons his attention every 10 minutes or so. On the other end of the line is a woman in need.
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‘Sharing hope and the love of Jesus in the wake of Ian’
As Hurricane Ian’s storm surge is receding and the winds are subsiding, First Baptist Church Naples is just getting started.
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Picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ian
A week ago, Marta Ramirez was settling into her new home in Port Charlotte, a harborside town in southwest Florida. Friday, she was picking up the pieces of what was left after the…
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Southern Baptists at sites in six Florida counties minister to hurricane victims
As Florida residents begin the arduous and heartbreaking task of recovery from Hurricane Ian, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, representing eight Baptist state conventions, has…
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A hope and a future for Maria
IMMOKALEE–Maria had no clue what she was going to do. She was 16 years old, entering her sophomore year of high school, and she was pregnant.
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More than the good life
Beckoned by sunshine, beaches, fishing and more, thousands of people relocate to Ft. Myers annually, seeking to live the good life.
Church planter Phillip Jones and his wife…
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