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Kentucky Baptists Mobilize To Help Iowans Affected By Floods
08/20/2010
LOUISVILLE—Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are preparing to assist Iowans affected by recent floods.
According to KBC Disaster Relief Associate Coy Webb, a team of “mud-out” volunteers and a chaplain are expected to arrive in the Hawkeye state early next week to help residents clean out their flooded homes. Leaders in Ames have said the flooding is the worst in the history of that central Iowa community. About nine inches of rain fell in three days.
Webb said more volunteers could be needed in Iowa, as well as Tennessee in Illinois, states also hit by flooding recently.
Through Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief, more than 7,000 individuals have been trained to respond to natural and man-made crises with an array of services. Feeding units can provide thousands of meals on short notice. Volunteers in other units can move in with chainsaws to remove debris, remove mud from flooded homes and provide other assistance.
Kentucky Baptists are part of a larger network of Southern Baptist volunteers that comprise the third largest relief organization in the United States. Learn more about Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief on the World Wide Web at www.kybaptist.org/dr, or by contacting the KBC by e-mail at dr@kybaptist.org or by phone at (502) 489-3527 or (866) 489-3527 (toll-free KY only).
The Kentucky Baptist Convention is a cooperative missions and ministry organization made up of nearly 2.400 autonomous Baptist churches in Kentucky. A variety of state and worldwide ministries are coordinated through its administrative offices in Louisville, including: missions work, disaster relief, ministry training and support, church development, evangelism and more. For more, find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
