Baptist Convention of Maryland/Deleware

It is that time of year when the weather becomes unstable as warm and cold air currents are shifting due to the change of seasons. In hopes to equip you in case your area is struck by a disaster we are supplying you with some helpful links to free downloads of Preparedness material in case of a disaster. Find materials to help you prepare yourself, your family and your church What you need in a disaster supply kit.

The National Weather Service estimated as many as thirteen tornadoes touched down in North Texas, including the Dallas metro area.  Stunned viewers watched the storms play out on live TV including footage of semi-trailers flying through the air. Miraculously there have been no deaths or serious injuries reported from any of the storms including the one that damaged a nursing/rehab facility in Forney, TX.

Friday, March 9, 2012 "Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God,” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (HCSB). Southern Baptists in communities hit by disaster know the truth of this verse firsthand.

Maryland/Delaware Disaster Relief Units are not scheduled for deployment at this time. The situation may change when final assessment has been concluded. Please pray for our partnering states Disaster Relief volunteers that are currently deployed in the tornado stricken Heartland States and please continue to pray for the families that have been effected by the devastation that these tornadoes have left behind.

Getting Trained Studies have shown that being trained in hands-only CPR can make the lifesaving difference when someone suffers sudden cardiac arrest. Join the millions of people  trained by the American Red Cross each year by taking a 30-minute Citizen CPR class at your local Red Cross chapter. The course teaches how the hands-only technique can save a life.

Before Disaster Strikes:  Basic Preparedness for You and Your family This video session will assist viewers in taking their first steps toward preparing for a disaster and thinking of preparedness as a way to minister to others. Topics:  Introduction Make a Plan Do Your Plan Practice and Update Your Plan Quick Review Further Resources Facilitator:  Ellen Udovich Ellen Udovich is a jointly-funded NAMB missionary and serves on the staff of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware...

Winter storms can range from a moderate snow over a few hours to a blizzard with blinding, wind-driven snow that lasts for several days. Some winter storms are large enough to affect several states, while others affect only a single community. Many winter storms are accompanied by dangerously low temperatures and sometimes by strong winds, icing, sleet and freezing rain.

The spring of 2009 saw the arrival of a new strain of flu, H1N1, and public health officials continue to have concerns about the development of other dangerous flu strains. H1N1 is still a threat in 2011 and it is important, for churches to take precautions during flu season to minimize the risk to congregation members.  The following are guidelines to consider: Consider forming a Flu Preparedness Team in your church made up of church staff members, healthcare professionals, public safety p...

Disaster Relief Update Friday, October 28, 2011 “For All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like a flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower drops off, but the word of the Lord endures forever. And this is the word that was preached as the gospel to you,” 1 Peter 1:24-25 (HCSB).

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 “Listen to counsel and receive instruction so that you may be wise in later life. Many plans are in a man's heart, but the LORD's decree will prevail,” Proverbs 19:20-21 (HCSB). Disasters are never in our plan and in fact if we could, we would plan for them not to happen.

by SUSAN CRATON, Staff writer Staff photo by REID SILVERMAN Brian Hart of Glen Burnie, team leader for a group of volunteers with Southern Baptist Disaster Relief working in North Town Creek on Wednesday, tosses a section of the tree that the team had just removed from an elderly couple’s home. Staff photo by REID SILVERMAN Mako Kneale of Waldorf, a member of First Baptist Church in Upper Marlboro, works Wednesday morning with other members of her volunteer Southern Baptist Disaster Relief team ...

SBDR response needs to Irene coming into focus By Mickey Noah - 9/2/11 ALPHARETTA, Ga. – 12 Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) feeding units from seven state conventions have already cooked almost 94,000 meals for victims across the 11 states ravaged by last weekend’s Category 1 hurricane. But the work is only beginning.