12-11 Arkansas Storms Update
Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are mobilizing in response to the storm damage after tornadoes and straightline winds affected Northeast Arkansas. Our teams are currently operating in Trumann, Leachville and Monette. They are also assessing damage in Augusta and other areas with reported damage. Incident Management teams are setting up at New Hope Baptist Church […]
9-13 Update [Hurricane Ida]
UPDATE Clean-up efforts with the Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief continue in Hammond, Louisiana. There are many properties still being assessed, but jobs are continuing to come in and teams are working to complete them. Since we first arrived on September 2nd, we have successfully completed 63 jobs with many more to come. We have been able to distribute 31 Bibles and have had […]
9-07 Update [Hurricane Ida]
UPDATE Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief deployed to Hammond, Louisiana last week to begin assisting those in need. They joined approximately 15 Southern Baptist State Conventions who have also deployed their Disaster Relief Teams to Louisiana and Mississippi. Homes around the area sustained damage. Trees and powerlines litter roads and yards. Many are still without power, and some are still making their way […]
9-02 Update [Hurricane Ida]
9-01 Update [Hurricane Ida]
UPDATE Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief will be deploying to Hammond, Louisiana. Hammond is 45 miles east of Baton Rouge and 45 miles NW of New Orleans with a population of 21,359. This morning, the State Feeding Unit, the Tri-County Recovery Unit, the Geyer Springs FBC Shower and Laundry Unit, the State Communications Unit, and two commercial generators were deployed […]
08-30 Update [Hurricane Ida]
UPDATE Hurricane Ida moved through Southern Louisiana/Western Mississippi on Sunday leaving a wake of destruction in its path. It came on shore as a category 4 with winds estimated at 150+ mph, 16-years to the day that Hurricane Katrina ripped through the same areas. Ida has tied for fifth in the strongest storms to hit […]
5-6 Arkansas Storms Update
We have teams in Walnut Ridge, Central Arkansas, Sebastian and Crawford Counties, and Nashville.
5-4 Arkansas Storms Update
Last night many Arkansans experienced the severe thunderstorms which marched across the state.
9-21 Update [Hurricane Laura]
UPDATE Teams from Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) continue to help the people of Lake Charles, Louisiana pick up the pieces of what will be a long recovery journey after Hurricane Laura ripped through the area in August. DR leadership estimates teams will be there for at least 1-2 more months. ABSC DR teams in […]
9-14 Update [Hurricane Laura]
UPDATE Teams from Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) continue to help the city of Lake Charles, Louisiana pick up the pieces of what will be a long recovery journey after Hurricane Laura ripped through the area in August. DR leadership estimates they’ll be there for at least 1-2 more months. ABSC DR Teams in Louisiana […]
9-8 Update [Hurricane Laura]
UPDATE Teams from Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief began helping the city of Lake Charles, Louisiana pick up the pieces of what will be a long recovery journey. 118 volunteers have already arrived and served 3,633 hours so far. Lake Charles Power and Water plants were destroyed, so power and clean drinking water have been the […]
9-1 Update [Hurricane Laura]
UPDATE Hurricane Laura caused significant damage across Louisiana, and Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) teams have been called to work in one of the hardest-hit locations: Lake Charles. With the extensive damage to that region, ABSC DR leaders anticipate being in Louisiana for a few months and hope that recovery volunteers will be available to […]
8-28 Update [Hurricane Laura]
UPDATE Hurricane/Tropical Storm Laura moved through Texas/Louisiana early Thursday morning and Arkansas mid-day. Storm reports are widespread across the three states. On the coast of Louisiana, damage reports were catastrophic. Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief will be focusing efforts on the area of Lake Charles, Louisiana. In this area, their infrastructure took a significant hit. They […]
Disaster Relief Training Launches
Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief officially launched its virtual training sessions Monday, August 3
Disaster Relief training goes virtual
Arkansas Disaster Relief was forced to cancel their in-person training events due to COVID-19 and will likely have to wait until 2021 to continue doing them in-person. Just because they have to wait to continue in-person training does not mean that people who are interested in becoming volunteers, or volunteers who need to update their […]
Second Tornado Hits Arkansas, Disaster Relief Responds
Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) assessors and chaplains were on the ground Wednesday evening immediately after the storm lifted to assess damages and find ways to support those impacted.
Jonesboro Tornado: 4/2 Update
Randy Garrett said that disaster relief volunteers have completed all that had been requested of them and were shutting things down today.
Jonesboro Tornado: 4/1 Update
Chaplains reported that there has been one salvation so far during this deployment. They also report many contacts during which they have prayed with folks and shared the Gospel.
Jonesboro Tornado: 3/31 Update
Weather conditions prevented many teams from getting out and working today.
Jonesboro Tornado: 3/30 Update
Disaster relief crews began cleaning and helping those impacted by the EF-3 tornado that tore through Jonesboro on March 28.