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Special Emergency Flood Training to be Held This Saturday

Arkansas Disaster Relief is a highly efficient ministry with more than 2,500 volunteers across a variety of relief disciplines. Flood damage is expected to be severe and recovery efforts will likely take several weeks. Because of the great flooding anticipated around the state, a special emergency training is being held this Saturday (June 1) at […]

News from Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas

With everything that’s happening across the region, Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief has been busy. We thought it was time for an update! This year the Arkansas River will be higher than it has been in recorded history and many places are being flooded that are normally safe. We are continuing to monitor the situation as […]

Missouri Tornadoes and Regional Flooding

So much has happened overnight and we would like to update you on the situations in various states. We are anticipating news as to how we might be able to help Missouri and Oklahoma. Last night, Missouri experienced three significant tornadoes. The tornado that struck Jefferson City, Missouri in the middle of the night has […]

Midwest Flooding Recovery Efforts

Since we arrived in Nebraska on March 23, we have had the opportunity to work with 16 other states in the flood recovery efforts. Arkansas has supplied the unified command, chaplains, assessors, a feeding team, and a flood recovery team during that time. While Southern Baptist Disaster Relief has been in the region, we have […]