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Disaster relief teams break for Easter, return to fields this week
RESTOCKING – Supplies from a charity organization in Texas are unloaded March 29 at the First Church, Flora, disaster relief location in Rolling Fork. Volunteers from First Church, Clinton, and Country Woods Church, Byram, were assisting that day. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

Disaster relief teams break for Easter, return to fields this week

April 10, 2023

By William PerkinsEditor It’s back to work for volunteers with Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief (MBDR) after an “operational pause” for the observance of Easter. “MBDR…

Disaster relief soldiering on after latest wave of bad weather
WRIGHT IN ROLLING FORK – Bryant Wright (left), president of Send Relief, the joint compassion ministry of Southern Baptists’ International Mission Board and North American Mission Board, visits with Baptist disaster relief workers stationed at First Church, Rolling Fork, on March 31. The Mississippi Delta city was virtually destroyed by an EF-4 tornado on March 24 and has seen a large on-scene response of trained volunteers from Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief, Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief, and Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

Disaster relief soldiering on after latest wave of bad weather

April 3, 2023
Rolling Fork pastors describe deadly storm’s destruction, aftermath
UTTER DESTRUCTION – Blue skies on the morning of March 27 belie the devastation of a direct hit by a massive tornado on the evening of March 24 in the Mississippi Delta city of Rolling Fork. Trained volunteers with Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief are on the scene in multiple locations that suffered severe damage and deaths as the storm worked its way through the state. (Photo credit: Tony Martin)

Rolling Fork pastors describe deadly storm’s destruction, aftermath

March 29, 2023
Baptists swing into action after deadly tornadoes
ON THE SCENE – Volunteers begin cataloging relief supplies at First Church, Rolling Fork, after a super cell weather system raked the area March 24 and produced a deadly tornado that virtually destroyed the Issaquena County city. The steeple at First Church was toppled and roof damage was extensive, but the facilities were sufficiently intact to allow a location for relief efforts to begin. (Photo credit: Tony Martin)

Baptists swing into action after deadly tornadoes

March 27, 2023