Baptist Convention of Maryland/Deleware

"Rejoice always! Pray constantly. Give thanks in everything, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus" (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 HCSB).

2009 article One of Maryland/Delaware Disaster Relief Founding Fathers Walter "Dow" Wood has had a long and lasting impact on Southern Baptist Disaster Relief work in not just his own association, but across our two state convention.  During the long years when Disaster Relief was all but forgotten in Maryland, Dow was instrumental in keeping the dream alive and steadily moving ahead despite severe financial challenges and the dismissive opinions of many.  For those of us he has influe...

Once the initial Hurricane Sandy response work on the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia wrapped up, Maryland/Delaware volunteers immediately began supporting DR response efforts in New York and New Jersey. Feeding, recovery and logistics volunteers have responded throughout the winter and are still deploying into early April. In an exciting expansion of DR work, college students from Maryland and Delaware campus ministries traveled to Staten Island on Christmas and Spring Breaks to pa...

While all the national TV stations were covering Hurricane Sandy's devastation in New York and New Jersey, Maryland/Delaware Disaster Relief and their partners were already meeting needs and sharing Christ on the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. The Eastern Shore feeding unit was mobilized by the American Red Cross prior to Sandy's arrival to support the storm shelter in Salisbury. The team served for three days under less-than-ideal conditions, discovering that prayer is in fact a powerful reso...

"Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins" (1 John 4:10 HCSB). South Mississippi Tornado Teams from MS Baptist Disaster Relief are serving for the 4th day in the Hattiesburg/Petal areas responding to assist those affected by the tornadoes of February 10, 2013. Mississippi Baptist Churches in the Hattiesburg/Petal areas have effectively mobilized to help church members and neighbors.

"Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving." Colossians 4:2 HCSB Ten steps to sharing the gospel with people from three different continents in five days for $200.00! 1.  Recruit 25 college students to help with disaster relief in New York through the North American Mission Board...(easy) 2.

New Shower Unit is Dedicated at Disaster Relief training on October 20th at Calvary Baptist Church. Thanks to everyone who has prayed for, donated to or worked on the new Disaster Relief shower unit!  The first training on the shower unit was held this past Saturday at Calvary Baptist in Bel Air, MD. (photo left) Disaster Relief at Calvary Baptist class photo Octavia Caldwell from Church of the Great Commission put on safety gear and learned how to use a chainsaw at the Disaster Relief trai...

At 10:18 a.m. on October 18, 2012, millions of Southeasterners will “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in The Great SouthEast ShakeOut, the region’s largest earthquake drill ever! All faith-based organizations are encouraged to participate in the drill (or plan a more extensive exercise).

By Mickey Noah BRAITHWAITE, La. – Jerry Jones, usually the mass feeding coordinator for the Texas Baptist Men (TBM) in Dallas, knows how to run big feeding operations during disaster responses. But he was–  taken aback when Joe Detterman, TBM’s state disaster relief coordinator, called and asked him to put together a crew of several TBM volunteers to go to Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish to intercept runaway caskets.

The Southern Baptist Disaster Relief response continues across the New Orleans area, with volunteers so far having served more than 2,271 days collectively preparing meals, clearing mud from flooded homes, removing fallen trees and otherwise demonstrating the love of Christ. A blog post from Kevin Ezell discuses the overall effort and its impact in more detail. It's accompanied by a new video from SBC president and New Orleans pastor Fred Luter that outlines the response with footage of voluntee...

by Micky Noah OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.– Oklahoma state convention disaster relief director Sam Porter has issued a call to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief for 100-150 volunteers to undertake “ash-out” work in the wake of wildfires that charred 110,000 acres and destroyed 380 homes in four different parts of the Sooner State since last Friday (Aug. 3). “We need DR help from state conventions across the country,” said Porter, based at the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City.

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Chaplains now have a new tool in their arsenal of resources to help them assist individuals in disaster areas and the volunteers who come to their aid.  The Operation Stress First Aid (OSFA) course is now available. Contact your convention Disaster Relief office for information about training opportunities. The OSFA course was developed for Southern Baptist Disaster Relief from materials first developed by the United States Marine Corps called Combat Op...