By Baptist Message staff
CLEARWATER, Florida (LBM) – To say October has been a busy month for Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief teams is an understatement.
Since late September, LBDR teams have worked tirelessly in areas impacted by Hurricanes Francine, Helene and Milton and they have no signs of stopping anytime soon.
According to Mark Morelock, teams are working in four states:
- Tennessee – mud-out team from First Baptist Church, LaPlace;
- North Carolina – two shower teams, one from Mount Olive Baptist Association, and another from District Eight Baptist Association; a laundry team from Carey Baptist Association; two chainsaw teams, one from Carey Baptist Association and another from First Baptist Church, Covington; a mud-out team from Carey Baptist Association; and an incident management team from Baptist Associations of Southeast Louisiana;
- Georgia – a chainsaw team from Eastern Louisiana Baptist Association; and
- Florida – a mass care feeding team from Rolling Hills Ministry; and a quick response feeding and shower team from Philadelphia Baptist Church, Deville; and chainsaw and mud-out teams from First Baptist Church, Lafayette.
LBDR already has spent more than $161,000.00 on the responses. Stan Statham reminded Louisiana Baptists that funds are needed to continue to provide food, bottled water, construction materials, transportation and the maintenance of our DR teams deployed to the disaster areas.
“Please pray for all those impacted by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, and for our volunteers serving in these areas,” Statham said. “The recovery for these areas will be long and costly, and we need your help! Please consider donating to the Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief.”
To give to response efforts, visit the LBDR website.
