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  • Brothers enjoy life, ministry together in Send Relief
    by Gabriel Stovall, posted Thursday, July 23, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- Once during a college mission trip they were co-leading, brothers Greg and Rob Wilton got so worked up after playing on opposing basketball teams, someone had to break up the tussle.

    Moments after that fight, the Wilton brothers, both currently serving as missionaries through the North American Mission Board (NAMB), were back to being friends and planning their next ministry moves together. That's what happens when a sibling rivalry is bathed in a passion for sharing the Gospel. Read More

  • NAMB journeymen learn life-long missionary skills
    by Tobin Perry , posted Thursday, July 09, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    SAN DIEGO (BP) -- One number will break the heart of anyone who cares about one of the most vulnerable populations in San Diego. According to North American Mission Board (NAMB) missionary Austin Blanton, 80 percent of the city's foster families decide to return children within the first four months. Many will never take part in foster care again.

    Blanton notes several reasons, from loneliness to the increased stress. Blanton and other local Southern Baptists, though, want to be a part of the solution. Read More

  • Southern Baptist church plants, Send Relief persist in outreach to New York City
    by Brandon Elrod, posted Tuesday, June 30, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    NEW YORK, N.Y. (BP) -- New York City has entered Phase 2 of its reopening plan following the COVID-19 shutdown, but several churches and church plants plan to continue serving those on the margins in their communities into July. They believe that their efforts of providing for their communities will open more doors for further ministry. Read More

  • Send Relief global COVID-19 response reaches 45 nations
    by Brandon Elrod, posted Friday, April 24, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- As COVID-19 started becoming a global pandemic, Send Relief staff began making preparations around the world to serve communities they knew would be hit hard by the medical and economic impact of the virus.

    Missionaries and volunteers in North America have helped distribute nearly 50,000 various types of personal protection equipment to medical facilities and provided more than 66,000 meals in New York City, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Puerto Rico, as well as thousands of care packages for healthcare workers and first responders. Read More

  • Send Relief care bags delivered to healthcare workers
    by Brandon Elrod, posted Wednesday, April 22, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- Send Relief volunteers in Denver, Ashland, Ky., and Alpharetta, Ga., have assembled care packages that are being distributed to healthcare workers and first responders who are on the forefront of fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

    The bags will go to hard-hit areas including New York City and New Orleans, as well as other hospitals and healthcare facilities across the nation. Read More

  • Southern Baptists respond to outbreak of Easter tornadoes
    by Brandon Elrod, posted Tuesday, April 14, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    SENECA, S.C. (BP) -- Southern Baptists across the South have been providing disaster relief after one of the broadest storm systems in recent years created tornadoes and severe thunderstorms from Texas to the Carolinas, along with strong winds all the way up the East Coast.

    Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) teams in each of the affected states have begun assessing needs and deploying chainsaw and debris removal teams to clear downed trees. Read More

  • Send Relief names Francis Horton as vice president over international operations
    by Ann Lovell, posted Thursday, April 02, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- Send Relief announced Francis K. Horton III as its new vice president overseeing operations outside North America on Thursday (April 2). Horton brings more than 20 years of international missions and relief experience to the role.

    The announcement comes one month after the International Mission Board (IMB) and the North American Mission Board (NAMB) announced Bryant Wright, founding pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga., will lead Southern Baptists' national and international compassion ministries under the banner of Send Relief. Read More