Hurricane season. is already leaving its mark on communities from North Carolina to Texas. In early September, Hurricane Dorian made landfall at Cape Hatteras in North Carolina as a Category…
By Brandon Elrod CHARLOTTE—Hurricane Dorian made landfall Friday in northeast North Carolina as a Category 1 storm at Cape Hatteras as first responders in the Bahamas still worked to reach…
By Brandon Elrod GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico—Hurricane Dorian missed the island of Puerto Rico. While the storm appeared to be within striking distance, Dorian took a hard turn northward, providing relief…
By Brandon Elrod GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico—Tropical Storm Dorian is staring down the islands of the Caribbean, two years ago after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin…
By Tobin Perry CLARKSTON, Ga.–When Mickey Pate joined a small four-person team from the Pickens Baptist Association of Alabama on a vision trip last fall to engage the Muslim community…
By Brandon Elrod (ALPHARETTA, Ga.)—A group of students in Calgary had the opportunity to share their faith with another student and saw him come to Christ. The next week, another…
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….