Thousands of homes sit under flood waters in my home town of Baton Rouge. A close friends home, pictured above, took on water this weekend. Countless other families find themselves in desperate need of assistance. We know what its like and plan to provide help by sending supplies, going to clean up, being there, and offering prayer.
Our Gulf Coast Baptist Association has secured a tractor trailer to deliver pillows and blankets to the effected region. Donations of pillows and blankets can be brought to the GCBA office 11201 Old Hwy 49, Gulfport MS 39503. When roads are open, probably later this week, the supplies will be delivered to our Louisiana partners.
Even as flood waters continue to rise in some places, we are planning to deploy. Lakeshore Baptist Church in partnership with Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is assembling a Mud Out team to assist in the clean up efforts in the Baton Rouge area. We know that boots on the ground make a huge difference. We were helped, by so many, after Hurricane Katrina, its time for us to help our neighbors in Louisiana. We are going.
Please pray for the families effected by the flooding, the other families that are taking in evacuees, the rescuers, the relief workers, the state police and other officials, and everyone else, as we all work together to get through this to the glory of God.
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