by Staff | Aug 30, 2012 | Hurricane
75-plus Oklahoma Baptist disaster volunteers leave to New Orleans, Baton Rouge In the wake of Hurricane Isaac, Oklahoma Baptists are sending more than 75 volunteers to the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas to assist in multiple ways. “We will help serve more...
by Staff | Aug 28, 2012 | Hurricane
Relief efforts for wildfire continue OKLAHOMA CITY—Oklahoma Baptists disaster relief volunteers, who have been involved in the response to Oklahoma wildfires, are on standby for Louisiana disaster relief officials to help with any aftermath from Hurricane Isaac....
by Staff | Aug 28, 2012 | Hurricane
Seven years to the very day that hurricane Katrina struck the gulf coast, tropical storm Isaac is on track to hit the very same area of Louisiana. Following Katrina, Oklahoma Baptists spent four and a half months in New Orleans providing emergency food service,...
by Staff | Aug 20, 2012 | Fire
The fires have slowed down but the cleanup /recovery effort is A BLAZE! Thus far the “army” of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers have completed approximately 98 home sites after the first full week of “Ash Out” Recovery. The fires burned 114,000 acres of...
by Staff | Aug 14, 2012 | Fire
In the aftermath of the recent Oklahoma wild fires, the total number of families needing ash-out help has risen to 282 across the state. We really need an army of volunteers on the ground everyday for the next month to accomplish this task. I am calling upon every...