by Brian Hobbs | Apr 20, 2023 | Press Release, Relief/Aid, Tornado
SHAWNEE—In the wake of severe tornado damage at Oklahoma Baptist University on the evening of April 19, Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) was already on the ground assessing damage and seeking to help by the following morning. Jason Yarbrough, state director for...
by Staff | Apr 2, 2023 | Fire, Relief/Aid, Tornado
Wildfires spread quickly in north Oklahoma City, Edmond and Guthrie on Friday, March 31 causing many to lose their homes. Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) supported first responders providing meals on Friday and today, April 1. State DR Director Jason Yarbrough...
by Staff | Mar 2, 2023 | Donation, Relief/Aid, Tornado
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) continues to serve many areas of the state that were affected by tornadic activity, Sunday, Feb. 26. DR trained volunteers served in Cheyenne, in western Oklahoma, Shawnee and Meeker area and have an incident command center set up...
by Staff | Feb 27, 2023 | Severe Storms, Tornado
In the aftermath of severe storms and multiple tornadoes that did damage in areas across Oklahoma on the night of Feb. 26, Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers sprang into action to offer help and hope. From Cheyenne to Norman to Shawnee, as well as areas...
by Staff | Nov 30, 2022 | Hurricane, Relief/Aid, Tornado
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) is finishing recovery work in Daytona Beach, Fla. and in Idabel, after recent natural disasters affected both areas. DR, along with other Southern Baptist state DR ministries, have been working in Florida as a result of Hurricane...
by Staff | Nov 7, 2022 | Relief/Aid, Tornado
Above: Don Myer, pastor of Idabel, Trinity, looks over the damage of the church’s building from the Nov. 4 tornado. IDABEL—Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) is serving Idabel and surrounding areas after tornadic conditions struck southeastern Oklahoma Friday...
