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GALVESTON?On Galveston Island and in inland areas of southeast Texas, disaster relief volunteers from the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention and six out-of-state conventions are continuing the work of recovery?and feeding thousands daily with hot meals nearly three weeks after Hurricane Ike.
“We just got word this morning that SBTC feeding units passed the 250,000 mark of meals served,” said SBTC Disaster Relief Director Jim Richardson said Oct. 2. “Southern Baptists as a whole have now served more than 2 million meals in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.”
On the devastated Galveston Island, Southern Baptist volunteers from Illinois, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Delaware, Arizona and the SBTC are feeding hungry relief workers, emergency personnel and residents who have returned to salvage their belongings.
Additionally, First Baptist Church of Vidor, east of Beaumont near the Louisiana border, is hosting DR volunteers clearing mud and debris?called “mud-out”?in area towns such as Orange and Bridge City, where water damage in buildings and homes was intense.
Nehemiah’s Vision, a rebuilding ministry begun by First Baptist Vidor after Hurricane Rita in 2005, has expanded its relationship with the SBTC, exploring ways to stage rebuilding work from the Beaumont area as well as from Galveston an hour-and-a-half to the west. The organization has rebuilt or repaired approximately 525 houses in far southeast Texas damaged by Rita.
“At this point, they’re coordinating the church rebuild work,” Richardson said of the ministry.
“All of the disaster relief volunteers have done an outstanding job of helping with immediate needs,” Richardson continued. “The need remains great in cleanup and recovery. Please pray for continued safe travel for our volunteers and that people would receive the gospel as volunteers offer the hope of Jesus.”
