SBC Life Articles by Laura Sikes

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (BP) -- Crawling underneath houses to put in insulation, mudding and sanding dry wall and installing a fence are not typical spring break distractions. But for college students Makayla Campbell and Amber Wilcox those were the jobs they tackled with Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers to help homeowners affected by Hurricane Sandy.

FREEPORT, N.Y. (BP) -- Hurricane Sandy survivor Cecelya Morsby faced near eviction in March from her flood-ravaged home. More than two years after the superstorm's onslaught, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers learned of her circumstances and came to her aid in the coastal Long Island town of Freeport.

LONG BEACH, N.Y. (BP) -- Two and a half years after Superstorm Sandy struck, Jim Clark and his wife Ena of Long Beach, N.Y., are working to get into their new home with the help of Southern Baptist volunteers. Sandy's storm surge lifted and shifted their home of 35 years off its foundation.

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (BP) -- As the two-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaches, Southern Baptists continue to bring help, healing and hope to hundreds of people in New York and New Jersey affected by the Oct. 29, 2012 storm.

BALTIMORE (BP) -- The church has a unique ability to serve families and persons suffering with mental health issues, a group of Baptist panelists agreed at a special breakfast on mental health and the church.

HERNDON, Va.(BP)-- At its 33rd annual business meeting, leaders of the Council of Korean Southern Baptist Churches in America challenged members to start more church plants and to continue equipping and supporting their existing churches and missionaries, while calling for increased missions giving, revival and unity.

HERNDON, Va. (BP) -- Fellowship time combined with worship, field trips, praise music and talent shows awaited 150 Korean youth who joined their parents at the 33rd annual meeting of the Council of Korean Southern Baptist Churches in America held in Herndon, Va.

STATEN ISLAND (BP) -- When college students return to Staten Island over Christmas break this year, some of them might cross paths with Frank Primiani, a resident and Hurricane Sandy survivor who benefited from the work of Baptist students on Spring Break earlier in 2013. But they won't find the same "Frank Primiani" who met those earlier student volunteers.

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (BP) -- Volunteers are the heart of Southern Baptist efforts to bring help, healing and hope to survivors of catastrophe. Just ask Michael Raab.