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  • Southern Baptists donate 200,000+ masks, protective equipment items to medical workers
    by Brandon Elrod, posted Friday, March 27, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- As COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the United States, many medical facilities have faced shortages of masks and other protective gear. In response, Southern Baptists have donated more than 228,000 sets of protective equipment to hospitals and healthcare workers in different states.

    On Thursday (March 26), the U.S. surpassed China as the nation with the most confirmed cases of the virus. Read More

  • Send Relief distributes 50,000 meals in Puerto Rico
    by Brandon Elrod, posted Thursday, March 26, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico (BP) -- On Sunday, March 15, Puerto Rico implemented an island-wide curfew in response to COVID-19. Under the curfew, all nonessential businesses -- those not providing food, cleaning services or health and medical services -- were required to shut down, with all travel by the population limited during the day and restricted during nighttime hours. Since then, Send Relief has responded by distributing more than 50,000 meals to vulnerable residents across the island through 50 local churches. Read More

  • Southern Baptists organize to help amid COVID-19 crisis

    by Brandon Elrod, posted Wednesday, March 18, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- Anxiety in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis continues to mount, but Southern Baptists across the United States are determined to respond and meet needs.

    On March 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reached out to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) leadership to discuss engaging Southern Baptist volunteers in response efforts on a nationwide scale. Read More

  • WEEK OF PRAYER: Bringing faith, hope to Puerto Rico rebuild
    by Brandon Elrod, posted Wednesday, March 04, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico (BP) -- Puerto Rico garnered headline after headline when Hurricane Maria struck in 2017. The major storm devastated the island, and as happens after such a catastrophe, news media scrambled to cover the story.

    A little over two years later, thousands of families remain in need. Yet, few outsiders consider their plight now. Read More

  • IMB-NAMB name Bryant Wright Send Relief president
    by IMB and NAMB Staff, posted Monday, March 02, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- The International Mission Board (IMB) and the North American Mission Board (NAMB) announced Bryant Wright as the new president of Send Relief today (March 2). Wright was the founding pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga., where he served for 38 years.

    "In today's culture, compassion ministry is a wonderful way to win the right to be heard, not just with people you're ministering to who are in great need, but with those who see Christians respond to needs in a compassionate way," Wright said. "Send Relief allows us to have a positive witness on behalf of the whole convention." Read More

  • Baptist leaders call for unified care for displaced
    by Brandon Porter/Kentucky Today, posted Wednesday, February 26, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- The world is on the move. Millions of people live far from their homes but are able to stay connected with their family through the use of technology. Because of this, leaders from a number of Southern Baptist entities, state conventions, local associations and churches believe the time is right for a strategic plan to reach these people on the move.

    "There's a growing desire among Southern Baptist Convention entities to communicate more and collaborate better when it comes to serving displaced people," said Trent DeLoach, Send Relief coordinator and pastor at Clarkston International Bible Church in Clarkston, Ga. Read More

  • Baptist Global Response CEO announces retirement
    by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Monday, February 24, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    NASHVILLE (BP) -- Baptist Global Response CEO Jeff Palmer announced Feb. 20 he will be retiring from his current position in the coming months, prospectively timed for June 2020.

    With prior overseas service experience, Palmer said his desire is to return to a more hands-on approach to ministry. Read More

  • IMB, NAMB to join in Send Relief efforts
    by By IMB and NAMB staff, posted Tuesday, February 18, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    NASHVILLE (BP) -- The International Mission Board (IMB) and the North American Mission Board (NAMB) will work together to combine compassion ministry efforts in North America and abroad under the umbrella of Send Relief. Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee (EC) announced the new working relationship during a plenary session of the EC in Nashville Tuesday, Feb. 18.

    "Today I want to announce to you a formal relationship between the North American Mission Board and the International Mission Board for the purpose of compassion ministry," Floyd s Read More

  • Send Relief announces Mark Richt as national spokesperson
    by Brandon Elrod, posted Thursday, February 13, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- Mark Richt, a former college football head coach and current college football commentator, will be a national spokesman for Send Relief, the compassion ministry arm of the North American Mission Board (NAMB). Richt made the announcement in a video released on social media.

    "I've been a part of some great teams as both a player and a coach," Richt said. "I'm so excited to announce my support of another great team -- Send Relief. It's a compassion ministry working to meet needs and change lives across North America." Read More