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Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton (top right) prayed with Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief team members at Woodland Park Baptist Church in Hammond Sept. 6, 2021. Also on hand were North American Mission Board Send Relief President Bryant Wright (left of Litton), Litton's wife, Kathy, Louisiana Baptist Convention President David Cranford and Kitty Hebert, wife of Louisiana Baptist Missions and Ministry Team Leader John Hebert. Brian Blackwell photo

State, national Baptist leaders visit key Disaster Relief sites

September 7, 2021

By Message staff

NEW ORLEANS, La. (LBM) – Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton and North American Mission Board Send Relief President Bryant Wright visited Louisiana Baptist churches, Sept. 6,  who are hosting disaster relief teams in areas hit hard by Hurricane Ida.

Joining them on the tour were Litton’s wife, Kathy, other Send Relief staff, Louisiana Baptist Missions and Ministry Team Leader John Hebert and his wife, Kitty, and Louisiana Baptist Convention President David Cranford. They stopped at First Baptist Church, LaPlace, First Baptist Church, New Orleans, First Baptist Church, Ponchatoula, and Woodland Park Baptist Church in Hammond.

“We are really here not only seeing what has occurred but hopefully helping others know how you can be of help to churches like this in LaPlace Louisiana,” Wright said during a visit to First Baptist LaPlace.

Litton led prayers with Pastor Shane Newton and members at First Baptist Church, LaPlace. He also prayed with Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief team members who are working out of Woodland Park Baptist Church in Hammond.

“You love people,” Litton told the Arkansas team. “You don’t ask people what their politics are before you feed them. You don’t ask their skin color. You just say, ‘We love you in the name of Jesus.’”

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