From the category archives:
BGR to GO
Notice below the summary reports from a free email update that comes periodically to subscribers. BGR to GO is a free, weekly newsletter that provides information about aid projects around the world. Having access to this executive summary of projects around the world [...]
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Today I interviewed Josie Gabdon, an IMB medical strategist in Asia. She shared with me about an important Global Medical Alliance meeting scheduled for July 8-11 at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, GA. It is important to note that April 1 is the deadline for the discounted rate.
This is a medical gathering of international allied [...]
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This story, along with many others at CommissionStories.com gives a telling picture of the day-to-day realities in disaster areas around the world. Volunteers are there making a difference.
‘No bottled answers:’
Haitians ask volunteers ‘what do I do’ now?
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What do I do?” the Haitian man asked helplessly. The Jan. 12 earthquake had destroyed [...]
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Thank you (from Baptist Global Response)! All of you are playing a crucial role in the Haiti relief effort: praying, giving, going, staying informed – and telling others how people who care are helping people in need.Thank you! Remember: If you do not wish to receive e-mail alerts from BGR, you can click on the [...]
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Medical teams to lead Haiti response
Jan. 26, 2010
By Barbara Denman
HIALEAH, Fla. (BP)–The joint Southern Baptist response to the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake will launch in the coming week with four “strategically selected” medical teams, leaders of the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Network decided Jan. 26 at the Florida Urban Impact Center in Hialeah, Fla.
Plans to [...]
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Please help us spread the word! Do you know other believers who care about helping people in need? Why not forward this e-mail and encourage them to subscribe by visiting gobgr.org!
Haiti conditions bad, but relief pipeline opening
Jan. 21, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Conditions on the ground in Haiti are very difficult, a member of Southern Baptists’ [...]
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Do you know other believers who care about helping people in need? Why not forward this e-mail and encourage them to subscribe by visiting gobgr.org!
Major aftershock hits Haiti
Jan. 20, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The five-member BGR assessment team is on the ground in Haiti, driving toward Port-au-Prince. They are accompanied by Mark Rutledge, who has 26 [...]
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So…what is your church doing about Haiti?
Here’s what our small, 1 year old church did. We are mostly and African American congregation with about 40 solid members and about 80 in attendance on a good Sunday. Our offerings will vary from $400 to $1000 on an given Sunday. We don’t have a lot of expenses [...]
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One thing that has always amazed me in church life is the lack of unity between God’s churches. As I grew up in the Northeast, I saw separation between denominations, but when I moved to the South I saw a whole new level of division, even between churches in the same denominations. It was the [...]
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In my last blog I listed some tips to resolve issues of churches being involved in disaster response. My number one was to get training. There are many reasons to be trained, for safety, usability, and to be a credible work team. In some disasters, especially if they are manmade, credentials will be required to [...]
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