By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer NAPLES, Fla. (LBM) – Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief teams recently wrapped up a fruitful month of ministry amongst residents impacted by Hurricane Ian as they saw more than 28 individuals make decisions to follow Christ. From Oct. 3-Oct. 28, team members stationed at First Baptist Church, Naples prepared more than 102,000 meals for residents, and another 4,000 for Southern Baptist DR team members. Teams also were able to complete 373 mud-out jobs. Louisiana Baptist DR team members were assisted by Texas Baptist Men, the Ohio Baptist Convention and an estimated 300 members of FBC, Naples, which hosted the three state conventions. During their final weekend, Louisiana Baptist DR members joined members of FBC Naples for a fall festival that drew more than 5,000 participants. The Louisianans worked in a designated area of the church that offered participants the opportunity to make salvation bracelets, which contained a series of colored beads representing key aspects of the Gospel. It was at this location that Terry Parks, a chaplain and member of First Baptist Church, Swartz, led a girl Anastasia, 11, to Christ. “She came up and her mom knew she was close to … [Read more...]