Pray on America!
Man oh man! This is the America I know! Americans coming together with one motive, to HELP OTHERS! WOW! No politics! PTL!!!!!! I call it purity! I have preached in Baptist Churches here in New Mexico now for over 15 years as a circuit preacher and have always been thankful how they support disaster relief, and I have met members who serve on the ground. I would like to hear from you of your denomination has a disaster relief organization. Please send me an email.
Baptist Press
By Brandon Elrod, posted October 4, 2024 in Disaster Relief, Send Relief
PERRY, Fla. – When Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region, it was the third storm to hit in 13 months, following 2023’s Hurricane Idalia and Hurricane Debby earlier this year.
“As the storm track tightened and it became clear that landfall would be in our area for the third time,” said Steven Ruff, pastor of First Baptist Church, Perry, “I remember thinking, ‘Are we ready to do this again?’”
The Big Bend was just the first region where Helene would throw a punch as it pounded the Southeast, claiming the lives of at least 215 people. Valdosta, Georgia, also endured Idalia in 2023, and Helene arrived with greater force.
“As soon as it came, you could hear far more falling trees and wind than ever before,” said Robby Foster, pastor of Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta. “And the bad thing was, Idalia came in the morning through about 12:30 in the afternoon. This one came at night at 12:30 for about two hours or so. It was just awful.”
Bryant Wright, president of Send Relief – Southern Baptists’ compassion and crisis response ministry – visited Perry and Valdosta to encourage pastors, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) volunteers and residents who had been impacted by the storm.
“Helene is now the deadliest storm to make landfall on the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Katrina in 2005,” Wright said. “The shocking nature of this storm has been how widespread it’s been. A storm that made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast left a scar stretching across the Southeast and brought catastrophe to western North Carolina.” More Here