Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief Volunteers help prepare 70,000 meals in La.
BATON ROUGE, La.—Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers have helped to prepare more than 70,000 hot meals in their first week on the ground in this flood-ravaged city in Central Louisiana. The food is prepared in the mobile BGCO...
Oklahoma DR volunteers have served 40,000-plus meals in Baton Rouge since Aug. 19
BATON ROUGE, La.—Despite battling scorching temperatures, soaring humidity and daily downpours of rainfall, Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) Disaster Relief (DR) volunteers have worked side-by-side with local volunteers to prepare more than 40,000 hot...
Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief Springs to Action in NE Oklahoma
Southern Baptist Rapid Response Assessment Teams are in the field this afternoon after severe storms in Eastern Oklahoma caused damage to homes and businesses in Fort Gibson, Muskogee, Sand Springs and Sapulpa. Initial reports indicate roofs damaged to businesses and...
Mud Out Volunteers Urgently Needed
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...
BGCO Disaster Relief volunteers ‘Spread out from North Pole to Gulf of Mexico’
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...
Baptist disaster relief serving storm victims in Boswell, Glencoe & Sulphur areas
Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) disaster relief (DR) chain saw crews are working today in the Boswell, Glencoe and Sulphur areas after deadly tornadoes caused massive damage in those areas Monday evening. In addition to helping to clear debris left...
Baptist Relief springs into action after tornadoes
Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) Disaster Relief assessors are working today along the tracks of the tornadoes which swept across portions of the state yesterday to see where relief volunteers may provide assistance to those affected by the storms. BGCO...
Okla. Baptists Relief seeks ways to help Canadians after devastating wildfires
OKLAHOMA CITY--After news of devastating wildfires of historic proportions that affected tens of thousands of residents of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) director Sam Porter says its operation is actively looking for ways to...
DR Crews Respond After Storms
Oklahoma Southern Baptist Disaster Relief crews responded to several areas of the state April 27 after severe storms cut a swath across the state the evening of April 26. Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma Disaster Relief Director Sam Porter said the Muskogee...
OK Baptists responding to massive wildfire northwest of Woodward
WOODWARD, Okla.—Oklahoma Southern Baptist Disaster Relief has dispatched its Quick Response Feeding Unit to an area northwest of Woodward, where firefighters are battling a large wildfire. “This trailer is specially designed for this type of wild fire recovery to feed...