As quake death toll rises, Send Relief assists Venezuelan Baptists
CARACAS, Venezuela – Devastating news continues streaming out of Venezuela as the death toll keeps rising. Many suspect the June 30 total of 1,719 victims may only be scratching the surface of the total loss of life from last week’s earthquakes.
Venezuela earthquakes leave dozens dead, hundreds injured as Venezuela Baptists begin response
CARACAS, Venezuela – A lethal pair of earthquakes struck Venezuela late in the evening of Wednesday, June 24. Initial reports indicated that 164 people lost their lives. Hundreds more were injured while others were reported missing.
June storms require ongoing response from Illinois Disaster Relief
MT. VERNON (BP) – Responding to a series of storms and tornadoes in recent weeks has scattered Illinois Disaster Relief personnel, with some getting hardly a moment’s rest before springing back into action.
Send Relief reports ministry impact, encourages churches to pray, give, go and grow
ORLANDO — More than 60,000 people were mobilized through Send Relief last year, helping meet needs for more than 2.5 million people and creating more than 816,000 Gospel conversations through local churches around the world.
‘I’ve got to go help’: NC Baptist follows God’s prompting after Helene
GARNER, N.C. – When Randy Hall and wife Kim walked into First Baptist Church of Garner in early 2025, it didn’t seem like an extraordinary Sunday. That is, until Randy sensed the Holy Spirit moving.
Global Hunger Relief encourages church giving to meet needs, share Gospel around the world
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – While ongoing wars grab the headlines, communities and families in several regions of the world fight their own daily battle to put food on their plates.
Sunday rain ‘definitely godsent,’ pastor says as wildfire burns, better contained
HORTENSE, Ga. (BP) – Up to an inch of rain fell on the Highway 82 wildfire April 26, days after Twin Rivers Baptist Church and others began praying for rain, helping contain the most destructive of the largest blazes burning southeast Georgia.
N.C. home dedication marks milestone in Helene recovery
WEST JEFFERSON, N.C. — Staff and volunteers with N.C. Baptists on Mission celebrated a major milestone in the ongoing recovery efforts across western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene by dedicating the first newly constructed home during a ceremony held April 7.
Churches pray for rain, aid communities as Georgia wildfires destroy homes
HORTENSE, Ga. (BP) – Praying for rain is ever on the minds of Twin Rivers Baptist Church members in the rural farming community of Hortense. But April 22, the church held an actual “pray for rain” service as the Highway 82 wildfire spread.
SBC DIGEST: Helene’s long-lasting impact; Missouri leader injured
East Tennessee Baptist Association still dealing with Helene impact; Missouri Baptist Children’s Home president injured.
