By Tobin Perry BEAVERCREEK, Ohio (BP)—Southern Baptists in Ohio and Kentucky are on the ground and serving Ohio residents impacted by devastating tornadoes. According to the National Weather Service, a…
By Tobin Perry WASHINGTON, D.C.—Earlier this month Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray presented the Baptist Friendship House of New Orleans with its distinguished 2018 Director’s Community Leadership…
By Brandon Elrod When a hurricane devastates a community or constant poverty leaves people hungry, how does the local church encounter its neighbors to meet needs? What steps do a…
By Brandon Elrod (PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — “Awesome, raw power. Wind and flying debris and trees coming down.” Jean Bartlett remembers the fury of Hurricane Michael like it was yesterday….
By Brandon Elrod (OMAHA, Neb.)— Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) leaders have established several sites in the Midwest to respond to historic flooding that has created at least $3 billion…
BEAUREGARD, ALA.—Tornadoes strike with little notice, changing the world in a matter of minutes. For this Alabama town of close to 11,000 residents, they had only 12 minutes to escape…
By Brandon Elrod KANSAS CITY (BP) – Toward the beginning of every year, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) leaders from across North America gather to assess the previous year, discuss…
by Zac Minton Sadness. Hurt. Brokenness. Tensions. Abortion. Suicide. My heart is heavy. I know people have many different ideas, and I’m not oblivious to think that everyone believes like…
They try to take the lives of the vulnerable. They seek to control, to buy and to sell human beings. They are human traffickers, and they are some of the…
Kay Bennett is the director of Baptist Friendship House in New Orleans, a ministry working with homeless women and children who are easy prey for human traffickers. We sat down…