I am so very, very thankful for the work of all the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams! Thank you for your service! Thank you JESUS!
Puerto Rico is a very hurting country. Please help if you can. Please pray for all the people in Puerto Rico and all those that are helping them. The Southern Baptist Convention is such a blessing!
As you know we live in a world of hurt. Here in America floods, storms, wildfires, and other disasters are common now. In the Mideast, Ukraine and Russia are filled with war. Many are dying everyday all over the world. Lord have mercy!
By Brandon Elrod, posted August 16, 2024 in Send Relief
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico (BP) – Send Relief crisis response experts and volunteers with Kentucky Baptist Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) were already in Puerto Rico for a long-scheduled training session when Tropical Storm Ernesto rapidly developed into a storm that has caused widespread damage on the island.
“We came for scheduled disaster relief training with pastors and volunteers here in Puerto Rico,” said Coy Webb, Send Relief’s crisis response director. “Now, we’ve shifted to doing hands-on, on-the-job training.”
The team’s quick pivot came as strong winds knocked out power for nearly three-quarters of a million people, nearly half of the island, along with 235,000 losing their access to water, according to multiple sources.
“Send Relief and the Kentucky SBDR team are responding to help survivors and to share the hope of Christ with those affected,” Webb said, “from distributing bottled water and emergency food to cutting trees and repairing damaged roofs.”
