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MSBDR team on the ground in Georgia in response to Helene

MSBDR team on the ground in Georgia in response to Helene

October 3, 2024

By Hubert YatesMS Disaster Relief Director We had a good day under the hot Georgia sun. As of Oct. 2, our site is now fully…

FIRST-PERSON: Southern Baptists are a force for good, Part 1

SBC Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg speaks during his installation service in Nashville on Sept. 16. (Photo credit: Baptist Press)

FIRST-PERSON: Southern Baptists are a force for good, Part 1

October 1, 2024

MSBDR deploys teams in response to Hurricane Helene

MSBDR deploys teams in response to Hurricane Helene

September 30, 2024

Bryant Wright discusses the unique benefits, challenges of longtime pastorates

Bryant Wright (second from right), Send Relief president, and a local partner share a message of hope with a family of Syrian refugees in 2023. (Photo credit: IMB)

Bryant Wright discusses the unique benefits, challenges of longtime pastorates

September 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene set to make landfall in Florida Panhandle

(Photo credit: NOAA)

Hurricane Helene set to make landfall in Florida Panhandle

September 26, 2024

Kentucky Baptist DR
provides hot meals for first
responders to UPS plane crash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief responded quickly to the tragic UPS plane crash Tuesday at Louisville’s international airport. KYDR volunteers prepared 350 hot meals for first responders who came to the scene. KYDR Director Ron Crow reached out to state and local emergency management officials for ways it could assist in the aftermath of the horrific plane crash. Disaster Relief was asked to prepare meals for the command post. That was at 8:15 p.m., less than two hours after the crash. Within minutes, KYDR had secured the necessary volunteers, and Crow rushed to Walmart to purchase enough food for 350 meals. In another spirit of cooperation, Parkland Baptist opened its doors and allowed KYDR to use its kitchen and facility to prepare the meals. “We are thankful for Chris Heading and Susan Althaus for opening their church and kitchen for this response,” Crow said. The Salvation Army, a longtime partner with KYDR, delivered the meals to the command post. “Before midnight, our team had 350 hot meals, hot coffee and water loaded on the way to the command post,” Crow said. “Less than four hours from call to food out the door. This is totally incredible.”