SBTC DR serves tornado survivors in North St. Louis

Shortly after an EF-3 tornado struck North St. Louis in mid-May, Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Disaster Relief chainsaw volunteers deployed to assist.

An SBTC DR team from Flint Baptist Church arrived on scene within days of the storm, staying a week. Another team from First Baptist Melissa arrived to begin work June 7.

“It was a bigger storm than we realized,” SBTC DR Director Scottie Stice said. “Possibly media coverage of Missouri was eclipsed by that devoted to Kentucky, which has been hit by various tornadoes in May and June. We are still serving and preparing meals in Missouri, though.”

SBTC DR feeding volunteers started working in North St. Louis on Tuesday, June 3, manning a Missouri Baptist DR feeding unit and relieving Oklahoma Baptist DR teams.

“Our volunteers are working with the Salvation Army to prepare meals for their canteens and also boxed meals for city workers,” Stice said, adding that these meals are distributed by SA workers.

“We are grateful to serve in partnership with Missouri DR and the Salvation Army,” Stice said.