Tropical Storm Fay, Responding to the Call
Florida Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisted a Daytona Beach family on August 23 after Tropical Storm Fay dumped rain in the area. The volunteers responded to a call for help from a blind woman in Daytona Beach living with her children in a home already in poor condition before the storm. Dennis Belz, director of […]
‘Fickle Fay’ displaces blind family
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (BP)--Florida Baptist disaster relief volunteers assisted a Daytona Beach family Aug. 23 after Tropical Storm Fay dumped rain in the area. Earlier, the storm's unpredictable nature caused one newscaster to refer to it as "Fickle Fay."
Volunteers tackle Fay’s damage & debris
BAREFOOT BAY, Fla. (BP)–Florida Baptist disaster relief volunteers from throughout Central Florida descended into Barefoot Bay Aug. 21, site of a tornado spawned by Tropical Storm Fay Aug. 19. Rain was still falling and debris from 50 damaged mobile homes and tree limbs lay strewn across the Brevard County community, which was one of the […]
Niños inmigrantes encuentran regalos en un campamento
LEESBURG, Fla. (BP)--Los 120 niños se acurrucaron en sus literas mientras se imaginaban dulces de azúcar de color ciruela -- hasta que abrieron sus ojos para ver sus verdaderos regalos de navidad durante el campamento anual de niños inmigrantes en el centro de conferencias Lake Yale Baptist en la Florida.
Migrant children find gifts at camp
LEESBURG, Fla. (BP)--The 120 children were nestled all snug in their bunks while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads -- until they opened their eyes to real Christmas gifts during the annual Migrant Children's Camp at the Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center in Florida.
