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…
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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 Brandon Elrod (ALPHARETTA, Ga.)—When the calendar turns to a New Year, it is easy for the trials and headlines of the previous year to quickly fade from memory. Hundreds…
ATLANTA—“Let’s face it. No one is sex trafficking anyone at Mary Kay Conventions,” said a passionate Lisa Thompson. And she would know. As vice president of policy and research for…
By Emily Howsden JENKS—A little more than a year ago, an elementary school in the Jenks school district contacted First Oklahoma Bank in the community, asking for help finding clothes…
By Lonnie Wilkey PIKEVILLE—A rural Tennessee Baptist church is doing its best to show the love of Christ in one of the most impoverished areas of the state. According to…
By Brandon Elrod (ALPHARETTA, Ga.)—In recent months, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) has been diligently responding to both national and local crises across North America: two major hurricanes in the…
Editor’s Note: Story was updated Nov. 19 to include latest information regarding the death and destruction toll. By Brandon Elrod PARADISE, Ca.—Members of Paradise Ridge Southern Baptist Church have asked…
By Brandon Elrod As a writer, I hate to use cliché phrases. There are some things in life, however, that can only be described adequately by way of common analogies….
By Brandon Elrod (SUSUPE, Saipan)—Typhoon Yutu overwhelmed a U.S. territory last week, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), which is part of the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention (HPBC). Southern…