by Bob Nigh | Jul 10, 2023 | Relief/Aid
As of July 5, Oklahoma Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers—supported by volunteers from several other states—had completed 258 work orders which resulted from late June tornado/storm damage across the northern section of the state. “We moved our Command Center from...
by Bob Nigh | Apr 4, 2023 | Fire, Relief/Aid
With Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers busily preparing to minister to storm victims in Little Rock, Ark. on Mon. morning, April 3, other state DR volunteers were working closer to home, assisting homeowners who lost homes and other property as a result...
by Bob Nigh | Sep 21, 2017 | Flood, Hurricane
HOUSTON—Lisa slumped down into a welcomed chair after a five-mile walk to First Baptist Church of Spring, Texas. Her legs quivered as she sat after the long trek, and her feet throbbed in the Harley Davidson boots she was wearing. Little did she know that, in a few...
by Bob Nigh | Sep 18, 2017 | Flood
HOUSTON—Postal carriers are famous for their tenacity when it comes to delivering mail and packages every day, clinging to the mantra of “Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.”...
by Bob Nigh | Feb 8, 2016 | Fire
ELK CITY–Beckham-Mills Southern Baptist Disaster relief volunteers Jim and Estelline Coffey and Dennis Friesen from Elk City responded to a grass fire about five miles north of Elk City Monday afternoon, providing snacks and drinks to firefighters from more than...
