© 20189The Arkansas River Valley Baptist Association
ARVBA
Disaster Relief
“Organizations Doing More Together” Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) teams respond to fires, ice storms, tornadoes, damaging winds, hurricanes, and flooding across the United States. SBDR is one of the three largest relief organizations in America and includes flood cleanup efforts and long-term rebuilding in the wake of flooding. Southern Baptist volunteers prepare most of the meals distributed by the American Red Cross, as well as provide additional vital disaster services. Southern Baptists have more than 1,550 mobile disaster response units on call for local, state, and national emergencies, with more than one hundred thousand trained volunteers scattered across the nation. Our own D.R. Crew is one of many SBDR ‘Recovery Units’. Also known as ‘chainsaw units’, these groups of volunteers are some of the first to render aid after natural disasters. Removing downed trees, clearing pathways into damaged properties, and helping property owners move and recover personal items are just some of the ways they demonstrate Christ’s love in the midst of catastrophe.
The
first
Sunday
in
November
each
year
is
Southern
Baptist
Disaster
Relief
appreciation
Sunday.
Click
the
arrow
to
see
the
many
ways
that
SBDR
volunteers
bring
help,
healing
and
hope
to
those
affected
by
disaster.
I
n
addition
to
our
Recovery
Unit
Crew,
the
ARVBA
Disaster
Relief
Team
includes
members
who
have
been
trained
to
work
with
SBDR
Feeding
Units,
‘Mud
Out’
crews,
and
in
other
areas
of
disaster
relief.
The
ARVBA
Disaster
Relief
Team
is
ready
to
minister
in
Jesus’
name
wherever
and
whenever
the
call
goes out!
© 2018, The Arkansas River Valley Baptist Association
ARVBA
Disaster Relief
“Organizations Doing More Together” Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) teams respond to fires, ice storms, tornadoes, damaging winds, hurricanes, and flooding across the United States. SBDR is one of the three largest relief organizations in America and includes flood cleanup efforts and long-term rebuilding in the wake of flooding. Southern Baptist volunteers prepare most of the meals distributed by the American Red Cross, as well as provide additional vital disaster services. Southern Baptists have more than 1,550 mobile disaster response units on call for local, state, and national emergencies, with more than one hundred thousand trained volunteers scattered across the nation. Our own D.R. Crew is one of many SBDR ‘Recovery Units’. Also known as ‘chainsaw units’, these groups of volunteers are some of the first to render aid after natural disasters. Removing downed trees, clearing pathways into damaged properties, and helping property owners move and recover personal items are just some of the ways they demonstrate Christ’s love in the midst of catastrophe.
