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Biden administration eases access to risky abortion drugs

Biden administration eases access to risky abortion drugs

December 29, 2021

WASHINGTON (BP) – Abortion-at-home pills may now be obtained through the mail under a permanent rule issued Dec. 16 by administration of U.S. President Joe…

North Greenwood Church makes sacrificial gift to relief effort

PRAYER FOR RELIEF EFFORT — Ed Litton (right), president of the Southern Baptist Convention and lead pastor of Redemption Church in Mobile, Ala., prays with disaster relief leaders (second from right), Bryant Wright, president of SEND Relief; Jamie Ward (second from left), co-lead pastor of Hillvue Heights Church in Bowling Green, Ky.; and Sam Porter, SEND Relief national director of disaster relief, at the site of a devastating tornado that struck the Bowling Green area on Dec. 11. (Photo Credit: Baptist Press/Morgan Bass)

North Greenwood Church makes sacrificial gift to relief effort

December 17, 2021

Southern Baptists spring into action after devastating storm

RESPONSE UNDERWAY — Southern Baptist Disaster Relief leaders (from left) Larry Hunt, Paul Louallen, Glenn Hickey, and Mike Slonecker confer at command headquarters at First Church, Murray, Ky., to begin planning the Southern Baptist response to the devastating Dec. 10-11 storm front that spun off as many as 24 tornadoes in a five-state area. (Photo credit: Submitted to Baptist Press)

Southern Baptists spring into action after devastating storm

December 16, 2021

Loss of life mounting from Dec. 11 tornado swarm; Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief on standby for mobilization

TORNADO AFTERMATH — Debris is piled up in the parking lot of First Church, Mayfield, Ky. — including a Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief trailer (center) pre-positioned at the church -- after a massive tornado swept through the town on Dec. 11. The church building sustained significant damage. (Photo credit: Baptist Press/Morgan Bass)

Loss of life mounting from Dec. 11 tornado swarm; Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief on standby for mobilization

December 13, 2021

How a monster catfish provided the impetus for a Lottie Moon gift

WHALE OF A FISH — Bill Benton, member of First Church, Lyons, Ga., and his 37-pound lunker. (Photo credit: Larry Brantley)

How a monster catfish provided the impetus for a Lottie Moon gift

December 9, 2021

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.”