NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- Southern Baptist Disaster Relief feeding units are
in place more than 24 hours ahead of schedule, with plans to begin no
later than Saturday serving 225,000 meals a day in Louisiana and
Mississippi.
One site where long-term DR efforts will not be
needed is New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, which sustained less
than $300,000 in damage from Hurricane Isaac, according to initial
estimates.
Nevertheless, SBDR's readiness to help in feeding,
cleanup, chaplaincy and childcare for the victims of Isaac, which struck
on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, is a true picture of
Christian service, said Tom Long, the southeast region coordinator for
Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief.
"I think this truly shows what
the Great Commission is all about as far as reaching out to our own
communities in our area," Long said. "Then the support we have as
Southern Baptists from all across our convention, the gathering together
of our workers and teams, has been tremendous. No matter what kind of
problem may come up, we're able to respond and respond quickly."
The response adds to the goodwill Southern Baptists planted during Katrina and other disasters.
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