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Send Relief begins assessment, response in Fiona’s wake

The entire island of Puerto Rico lost power over the weekend as Hurricane Fiona brought havoc on Sunday, Sept. 18. Send Relief pre-positioned its response ahead of the storm’s landfall and has begun assessing the need. “Fiona whipped across... Continue Reading »

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief left legacy at Ground Zero

Twenty years after spending weeks in what could only be called a war zone, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are reflecting on their experience working in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 and how it affected their lives. Sam Porter... Continue Reading »

Delta adds ‘gut punch’ six weeks after Hurricane Laura

Louisiana received a “gut punch” Oct. 9, as the second hurricane in six weeks made landfall in the state. The eye of Hurricane Delta crashed ashore at 5 p.m. as a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of... Continue Reading »

Laura’s toll includes 140 Louisiana churches, S.C. Disaster Relief responds

A little more than a week after slamming the Louisiana coast on Aug. 27, it was obvious Hurricane Laura’s 140 mph Category 4 winds considered nothing sacred, including houses of worship. Media reports told of hundreds of thousands of... Continue Reading »

Dorian skirts Carolinas; Baptists move to respond

Hurricane Dorian made landfall Sept. 6 in northeast North Carolina as a Category 1 storm at Cape Hatteras as first responders in the Bahamas worked to reach survivors after the storm’s devastating visit to those islands. Southern Baptists are... Continue Reading »

Disaster Relief Preparing for Hurricane Season

Hurricane season is here, and South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief teams from across the state are preparing to respond when and if they are needed. “Near the end of each summer, we gather as many of our unit leaders... Continue Reading »

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Sandy Rebuild needs students for Christmas

When college students return to Staten Island over Christmas break this year, some of them might cross paths with Frank Primiani, a resident and Hurricane Sandy survivor who benefited from the work of Baptist students on spring break earlier... Continue Reading »