| KBC Sends Mud-out Teams to Iowa |
| Release Date: 07/18/2008 |
WAPELLO, Iowa – The Kentucky Baptist Convention is sending a disaster relief team to assist with the mud-out effort currently underway in Iowa, following severe flooding that caused damage in June.
According to Coy Webb, disaster relief associate for the KBC, a team of volunteers from Alexandria, Cerulean, Frenchburg and Utica will arrive in Wapello on Sunday, July 20, and will stay for approximately one week.
Webb said the KBC is also hoping to send out volunteers to staff an on-site kitchen in Wapello. Trained volunteers interested in helping may contact the KBC’s Baptist Men on Mission Department at (502) 489-3527 or (866) 489-3527 (toll free in KY) for more information.
Kentucky Baptists are part of a larger network of Southern Baptist volunteers trained to respond to disasters by manning mass feeding operations, using chainsaws to clear downed trees and limbs, clear mud out of flooded homes and more.
Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers work in conjunction with other organizations, such as the Salvation Army, the American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Together, Southern Baptists compose the third largest relief organization in the United States.
To learn more about Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief, go to www.kybaptist.org/dr.
The Kentucky Baptist Convention is a cooperative missions and ministry organization made up of more than 2,400 autonomous Baptist churches in Kentucky. A variety of state and worldwide ministries are coordinated through its administrative headquarters in Louisville, Ky. including: missions work, disaster relief, ministry training and support, church development, evangelism and more.
Release prepared by Kristie Randolph, KBC Communications |
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