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Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief Prepares to Serve in Ohio
03/07/2011
LOUISVILLE - Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are preparing to serve in Ohio where rain and melting snow have caused flooding throughout the state.
According to Coy Webb, disaster relief associate for the Kentucky Baptist Convention, flood waters must recede before two teams of "mud-out" volunteers and four chaplains can travel. The teams will serve in Wapakoneta, Ohio, located about 90 miles northwest of Columbus.
Webb said the earliest the Kentucky teams likely would be able to travel will be March 13.
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. To learn more about Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief, go to www.kybaptist.org/dr.
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.
by Dannah Prather, KBC Communications
