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Mississippi Baptist feeding unit, volunteers headed to New Orleans in response to Hurricane Ida destruction
IDA’S FURY — One hundred percent of homes on Louisiana’s Grand Isle were damaged and 40% destroyed by Hurricane Ida on Aug. 29, reported parish president Cynthia Lee Sheng. (Photo credit: Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Disaster Preparedness)

Mississippi Baptist feeding unit, volunteers headed to New Orleans in response to Hurricane Ida destruction

September 1, 2021

By William H. Perkins Jr.Editor JACKSON, Miss. (Special) — Kitchen One, the massive Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief (MBDR) feeding unit capable of preparing 10,000 meals…

Disaster Relief chief details early response to Hurricane Ida
BLOWING THROUGH — Signs in front of a downtown Jackson restaurant yield to the winds of Hurricane Ida Aug. 30 as a local police unit patrols the area. Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief is preparing to respond to the needs of victims of the Category Four hurricane that exited Louisiana and struck Mississippi with tropical storm force winds and rain. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

Disaster Relief chief details early response to Hurricane Ida

August 31, 2021
Texas church, scene of worst mass shooting in Southern Baptist history, to remove building to make way for new memorial on site
REMEMBERING – Members and friends of First Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, gather for the one-year observance of the 2017 mass shooting at the Southern Baptist church. Plans are currently underway to convert the site to a 24/7 open memorial. (Photo credit: North American Mission Board)

Texas church, scene of worst mass shooting in Southern Baptist history, to remove building to make way for new memorial on site

August 26, 2021