Pastor to ranchers’ ‘heart has kind of sunk’ amid Texas wildfires
CANADIAN, Texas (BP) – Pastor Bob Bynum, 77, has become somewhat of a rancher’s helper, wrestling cattle at times and helping when needed among the 20 or so ranchers who worship at Locust Grove Baptist Church.
DR DIGEST: Texas, Oklahoma Baptists responding to fires in their own states
Texans on Mission serving in Panhandle; more on the way; Oklahoma DR responding to wildfires in that state.
As Lahaina continues long road to recovery, SBDR volunteers played a key role along the way
MAUI, Hawaii – Yasushi Nemoto pastors Kahului Union Church on Maui on the opposite side of the island from Lahaina. As the fires started burning on August 8, 2023, Nemoto and others in Kahului were not completely aware of what was going on that day.
SBTC DR teams respond to Panhandle wildfires
PAMPA, Texas (BP) – Late February wildfires ravaging the Texas Panhandle continued to burn from northernmost Hutchinson County across the region, prompting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to issue a disaster declaration for 60 counties on Tuesday (Feb. 27) as the fires doubled in a single day.
Two years into Russia’s war on Ukraine, Send Relief partners persevere
KYIV, Ukraine (BP) — For Luba, the pain of the past two years is hard to put into words. Her husband was killed when their house in Bakhmut, Ukraine, was bombed, and Luba was forced to flee her homeland. But thanks to Send Relief partners who helped her along the way, Luba says she now believes in God because she’s seen His love in the people who helped her.
IMB, NAMB leaders underscore joint commitment to Send Relief, unveil new logo
PHOENIX – In a meeting with Southern Baptist leaders in Phoenix, International Mission Board (IMB) President Paul Chitwood and North American Mission Board (NAMB) President Kevin Ezell underscored their strengthened commitment to jointly meeting needs and changing lives through Send Relief.
Texas Baptist Men helping Ukraine through long, cold winter
Texas Baptist Men (TBM) has worked quietly in and around western Ukraine since Russia invaded the Eastern European nation two years ago this month.
‘DR Family’ gathers for annual SBDR Roundtable
NEWARK, Del. (BP) – More than 200 Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) leaders and volunteers from across North America arrived at Ogletown Baptist Church for the SBDR Roundtable Jan. 23-25.
DR DIGEST: Missouri DR helps in Hawaii; Arkansas DR provides food for neighbors sheltering from the cold
Missouri DR assists in the ultimate treasure hunt in Maui; ABDR joins community in providing warmth, food during cold weather.
Brothers row across Atlantic for 37 Days to raise money for Send Relief
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- When Timothy Hamilton texted his brothers a link to the World’s Toughest Row endurance race with the suggestion that they should participate together, not all his brothers were easily convinced. But three years later, on Jan. 19, 2024, Hamilton, his brothers Trent and Thomas, and their nephew Ben Clark were the third team to cross the finish line after 37 days of rowing in a 30-foot-long boat across the Atlantic, raising thousands of dollars for Send Relief’s work among Afghan refugees.
