Amid Louisiana flooding, social media conveys hope
BATON ROUGE, La. (BP) -- Sermons by social edia became a means of disaster response Aug. 14 amid record rainfall and flooding across south Louisiana. David Denton, pastor of Highland Baptist Church in New Iberia, used Facebook to speak to church members after Sunday services were cancelled. "Help with cleanup, and exercise caution in doing so," Denton told church members, according to the Baptist Message, newsjournal of the Louisiana Baptist Convention.
