From the Field: The Western Church Needs Former Refugees
Send Relief’s Atlanta Ministry Center, where I work as Outreach Coordinator, was created to work with and…
Archives: Stories
Atlanta Volunteers Learn From Newly Arrived Refugees
The following testimonials were given by brothers and sisters who were part of a mission trip…
Riots Threaten Refugee Livelihoods in South Africa
After the sudden and unexpected riots that destroyed many neighborhoods of a major South African city,…
The Richest People in Town
In August of 2021, military planes sped down Afghan runways with crowds yelling, pushing, running—every ounce…
A Miracle After a Cyclone
Over the past year, tropical cyclones, flash floods and landslides have devastated islands along the Asia…
Honolulu Family Advocacy Ministry in the Works
When Noelani Okawara and her husband Shaw started their church in Honolulu 14 years ago, they…
From the Field: 10 Reasons to Train in Disaster Relief
As the Crisis Response Director for Send Relief, my objective is to help local churches in…
Testimonies of Family Advocacy Ministry Care Communities At Work
As Send Relief has guided foster and adoptive families through Family Advocacy Ministry training over the…
Serve Tour Meridian Project Expands Into Ongoing Church Ministry
When Gary Newell and his wife, Cheryl, signed up for Serve Tour Meridian last year, they…
Facing the Children’s HIV Crisis in Zimbabwe
In one rural district of Zimbabwe, the HIV infection rate is at an all-time high. While…
From the Field: How Can Your Church Help Orphans?
Ten years ago, I was visiting Shelter Yetu, an orphanage in Naivasha, Kenya. A young boy…
A Foster Teenager’s Journey to Camp Rock
In November of 2022, Camp Rock got a call for the placement of a teenager who…
A Young Girl’s Dream To Be a “Jesus Worker”
Nandita* was a tiny, bashful 7-year-old girl when she first came to Lighthouse Girls Center.* One…
From the Field: A Concert in a Tent City
In a large tent city near the recent earthquake’s epicenter in Turkey, a group of local…
Church and Ministry Center Collaborate to Care for Refugees
Send Relief’s Boston Ministry Center mobilizes churches in their community to receive refugees and international families…
Four Testimonies of How You Are Still Helping Survivors of the Turkey-Syria Earthquakes
We are so grateful that your generosity has not disappeared with the dwindling news coverage of…
Homecare Buckets Bring Hope to South Africa’s Elderly
The pandemic further complicated the already challenging lives of many disabled, elderly and ill South Africans….
Syrians weather earthquakes after decades of devastation
For Syrians, the world has been crumbling for years, and this February’s earthquakes added mounds to…
When the Developed World Sneezes, West Africa Catches a Cold
There’s an old saying in the hill tribes of Togo, “When the developed world sneezes, West…
Barber and Wright visit Arkansas to encourage SBDR volunteers, survivors
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The indescribable roar of the approaching tornado sent Yolanda Spencer scrambling to…
SBDR volunteers, storm survivors begin the long recovery in Arkansas
WYNNE, Ark. (BP) — Matt Dunavant, pastor of Wynne Baptist Church, was 10 miles outside of…
With 21 dead, churches respond to tornado damage amid personal tragedies
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (BP) – Pastor Bob Gilliland’s son Roger called and told him to turn…
Serve Tour Meridian Project Expands Into Ongoing Church Ministry
When Gary Newell and his wife, Cheryl, signed up for Serve Tour Meridian last year, they…
A Miraculous Healing Leads to New Village Church
Suleman’s family had advocated for 12 years for better healthcare for their father. They watched him…
“Reaching the Nations” casts vision for sharing the gospel with displaced peoples
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Wars, natural disasters and famines have been displacing tens of millions of people…
War retreat provides ‘soul care’ for Ukrainian ministers
Rest. It’s a four-letter word. There’s no rest in war. There’s no rest amid the missiles…
Southern Baptist partnership on display during Serve Tour Montgomery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On March 10-11, more than 800 volunteers from seventy-nine churches across the United…
Digital engagement paves way for church planting
What do you do when you want to plant a church in a new area, but…
From the Field: Holding on to Hope Amid the Turkey-Syria Earthquake Aftermath
I am having a really difficult time processing all of what I have seen and experienced…
Send Network Pastor Responds to the Bronx Apartment Fires
Leer En Español On January 9, 2022, a safety fire door malfunction in a South Bronx…
From the Field: Disaster Relief Teams Report From Turkey
By the Missouri and Texas Disaster Relief Water Purification Teams in Turkey It is difficult to…
From the Field: Water Filtration Teams Help With Earthquake Recovery
By the Missouri and Texas Disaster Relief Water Purification Teams in Turkey We had another long…
From the Field: Winter in Ukraine
By Send Relief’s Volunteer Coordinator in Poland In May of 2022, the Baptist Disaster Relief organizations…
Join IMB missionaries in 24 hours of prayer and fasting for Ukraine
February 24 marks one year since the start of the war in Ukraine. It’s been one…
One Year Later: Remembering Southern Baptists’ Relief Efforts in Ukraine
International Mission Board (IMB) missionaries in Ukraine had been hearing rumors of war for the better…
From the Ground: Churches Respond to Turkey-Syria Earthquake
As survivors struggle to find shelter in southern Turkey and Syria after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake…