Southern Baptist Disaster Relief - 2011 AL Tornadoes
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- Cullman, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Marshall, Walker Counties of Alabama
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Faith groups help Alabama with tornado cleanup -
May. 20, 2011
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/05/20/2890592/faith-groups-help-alabama-with.html
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The Southern Baptist Convention and Catholic Relief Services are among the largest religious relief agencies worldwide and are helping with tornado relief. In Alabama, Southern Baptists have deployed 7,742 trained and certified emergency volunteers, many with experience in earthquake efforts in Japan and Haiti, said Mel Johnson, state strategist for the Alabama Baptist Convention’s disaster relief ministries.
“We work hand in hand with the Red Cross,” Johnson said.
Southern Baptists have nine feeding units and 30 shower trailers at Alabama tornado relief sites and have cooked more than 177,000 meals. Chaplains have counseled more than 5,000 clients, Johnson said. Crews travel at their own expense and typically stay a week, sleeping on Sunday school room floors.
“It is hot, hard work,” Johnson said. “But people do it because it’s an opportunity to bring hope.”
The Baptist cleanup and recovery crews, who also cut and remove trees, often end up working with Mormons and other religious volunteers.
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