In Irma-shattered Caribbean, Baptists arrive to helpSeptember 12, 2017 by Diana Chandler, Baptist Press | |
Days after Hurricane Irma killed at least 34 people and destroyed entire communities in the Caribbean and West Indies, Southern Baptist partners are on site assessing needs. READ MORE |
Alabama coach finds ChristSeptember 11, 2017 by David Roach, Baptist Press | |
Former University of Alabama football coach Mike DuBose says his two favorite words in the Bible are “but God” in Ephesians 2:4. He believes ... READ MORE |
Court urged to protect cake artist's religious freedomSeptember 12, 2017 by Tom Strode, Baptist Press | |
Forcing an artist to create a cake for a same-sex wedding in contradiction to his beliefs is a “de facto religious test” that violates the First Amendment, the ERLC said. READ MORE |
Western wildfires: Baptists poised for actionSeptember 12, 2017 by David Roach, Baptist Press | |
With wildfires in the western United States having consumed a cumulative area larger than the state of Maryland, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief units are preparing for ministry. READ MORE |
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K. Allan Blume BR Editor | N.C. feeding unit in Florida Irma was a very destructive hurricane. Meteorologists say it could have been worse, and most were predicting more destruction than the storm actually delivered to the southeast. Clearly damage in the state of North Carolina was minimal, while Florida, Georgia and Alabama felt a heavier impact than originally expected. Irma’s destructive wind, rain and storm surge could have been worse, but you can’t tell the resident of south Florida that it wasn’t bad. Many of them lost most or all of their material possessions. It was devastating. Now we can do something to help these neighbors to the south. Richard Brunson, executive director of North Carolina Baptist Men (NCBM)/Baptists on Mission, said some N.C. disaster relief volunteers traveled to Florida Tuesday to assist with Hurricane Irma relief efforts. Florida Baptist disaster relief leaders asked N.C. to set up Feeding Unit 2 in the South Miami area. This unit is able to provide 30,000 meals a day. N.C. volunteers will be feeding people across southern Florida, including the Florida Keys. We need to pray for the disaster relief volunteers and the people they are serving. We can also engage in their ministry through our gifts to the North Carolina Missions Offering (NCMO). This very important offering supports the ministry of NCBM now and all year long. Our gifts this month will meet needs in the paths of Harvey, Irma and storms to come. We can do this! Gifts can be given through your local church, designated for NCMO, or here. Depend on the Biblical Recorder and BRnow.org to keep yourself and your whole church informed every day! |