by Staff | Jul 5, 2016 | Flood, Volunteer Opportunity
Volunteers are urgently needed to help clean out the homes of the victims of June 12 flooding in Lawton and Maysville. “These residents cannot afford to pay to have their homes cleaned out,” said Sam Porter, Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma Disaster Relief...
by Staff | Jun 22, 2016 | Fire, Flood, Press Release
OKLAHOMA CITY—Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) Disaster Relief Director Sam Porter says BGCO DR volunteers have, “Been spread out from the North Pole to the Gulf of Mexico,” over the past several weeks. Oklahoma Baptist DR volunteers have been dealing...
by Staff | Nov 5, 2015 | Flood
Oklahoma Southern Baptist Disaster relief mud-out volunteers have been recalled from ministering in South Carolina, and will be dispatched to San Marcos, Texas on Sat., Nov. 7 and Mon., Nov. 9, according to Sam Porter, Disaster Relief Director with the Baptist General...
by Staff | Oct 7, 2015 | Flood
In the wake of unprecedented flooding in South Carolina, Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) Disaster Relief Director Sam Porter has offered assistance to South Carolina Baptist Convention leaders in the form of trained Blue Caps (Leaders/Instructors) and...
by Staff | Jul 10, 2015 | Flood
After almost 70 days of directing the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma’s (BGCO) response to spring storms and heavy rains, (BGCO) Disaster Relief Director Sam Porter said he has hopes of closing the books on the effort by the third week of this month and giving...
by Staff | Jun 25, 2015 | Flood
Dear Pastor, After a tornado hits, there is an immediate media frenzy. Pictures of devastated areas and misplaced families are everywhere. Tornadoes cause damage in concentrated areas, and it is easy to see the powerful destruction they bring. God’s people,...
