I thank the Lord for the Southern Baptists. They help thousands, perhaps millions of people during hard times. My goodness! We all can learn from them. What is your Church/denomination doing to help all those worldwide that need aid? Disasters are mounting in our world. It is only going to get worse. Floods, wildfires, and famine.
By Margaret Colson/Florida Baptist Convention, posted October 21, 2024 in Disaster Relief
BARACOA, Cuba – As Floridians continue to recover from the devastation of three hurricanes that have made landfall in the Sunshine State since early August, Cuba residents are now grappling with similar challenges.
Category 1 Hurricane Oscar made landfall in eastern Cuba Oct. 20 just before 6 p.m. near the city of Baracoa with damaging winds, the likelihood of torrential rain for days and destructive waves.
“Heavy rain falling in the steep terrain of southeastern Cuba raises serious concerns about major flash flooding, as well as mudslides and rockslides,” said Jon Porter, a chief meteorologist for AccuWeather, in a statement.
Intermittent power failures, already a challenge in Cuba prior to the storm, could worsen the hurricane’s impact as the island nation begins its recovery in Hurricane Oscar’s aftermath.
When Hurricane Ian roared across western Cuba in 2022, numerous missions partners, including Western Cuba Baptist Convention’s disaster relief team, along with Send Relief, Florida Baptists and other partners, responded to the devastation left behind.
As weather and travel conditions allow, similar relief efforts will be launched in eastern Cuba in Hurricane Oscar’s aftermath. Twenty centers for evacuees reportedly already have been set up.
Florida Baptists have had a missions partnership with the Eastern Cuba Baptist Convention since January 2013 and with the Western Cuba Baptist Convention since 1997. These established partnerships allow Florida Baptists to get much-needed resources to impacted communities as quickly as possible when the resources are needed the most. More Here
Are major natural disasters increasing?