By CBF field personnel Janee Angel In 2010, the thought of war in Syria was the furthest thing from everyone’s mind. I remember my husband Hary telling me what a safe and wonderful place his home country was. It was a beautiful tourist destination with great food and smiling locals. Muslims and Christians happily lived … Continue reading
By Aaron Weaver DECATUR, Ga. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is requesting gifts for a response effort following 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti which killed more than 1,200 people on Saturday, August 14. A tropical storm system is now threatening the country with flash flooding and mudslides. CBF field personnel Jenny Jenkins reported that she was … Continue reading
By Rick Burnette Preparing for another day of pastoral duties at Iglesia Bautista de Metrópolis in Carolina, a suburb of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Rev. Jesus Garcia felt the earth move during the early hours of January 7. With loss of electricity throughout Puerto Rico, a strong 6.6 quake followed, causing extensive damage in an … Continue reading
Dale Huckabay has had a heart for Japan and its people since he was stationed in Okinawa in his early adult life. Now the pastor of Tulledega Hills Baptist Church in Henryetta, Okla., Huckabay was just as shocked as the rest of us when he awoke to the news of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami … Continue reading
Read about North Broad Baptist Church (Rome, Ga.) and its work in Chile in an article in the Rome News Tribune: http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/8868697/article-Mission-team-reaches-out-to-Chileans-after-quake?instance=home_news_lead_story Continue reading
The title of this blog post may seem flippant. That is not my intent. In our fast paced, media driven society we are oftentimes ruled by our computers and TVs, whatever catches and holds our attention, captures our hearts and wallets. Unfortunately, as soon as another breaking story occurs our attention spans break with it. The recent plague … Continue reading
The following is a report from Scott Hunter, a CBF short-term worker in Haiti who is working with CBF field personnel Nancy and Steve James on long-term recovery efforts: We are settling in at Grand Guave and are making good progress to receive teams. The only major task left is to get the water tower … Continue reading
We were asked specifically to pray for wisdom…wisdom for her and all others in positions of leadership. Continue reading
Early this morning I awoke to my phone buzzing. (This is not abnormal, especially since we began our ongoing response to the earthquake in Haiti.) However, the inital buzz was followed by another, and then another. Quickly, I got up and went to my computer. That is when I learned of the massive early morning earthquake … Continue reading
CBF field personnel Steve and Nancy James have arrived safely back in Haiti and as of mid-day Friday, Jan. 15, were headed to Port-au-Prince to establish a base of operations there. Continue reading