The last Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief team that was deployed to help those affected by Hurricane Helene has returned home, though others may go again after Thanksgiving.
Mark Wakefield, state disaster relief strategist, said a 28-person team from Calhoun Baptist Association came back to Alabama Sunday (Nov. 17). That team plus five others have helped with chainsaw cleanup and tarping in western North Carolina since operations shut down in Clearwater, South Carolina, Nov. 1.
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A shower unit from Colbert-Lauderdale Baptist Association is still being used at Florence Baptist Church in Forest City, North Carolina, but Alabama volunteers serving there have returned home until after Thanksgiving.
Future help
At the time ABDR volunteers wrapped up, command centers in western North Carolina had all the help that they had space to host, but Wakefield said he planned to check again after Thanksgiving to see where ABDR might assist.
He’s also working toward finding ways that Alabama Baptists, including students from the state’s Baptist Campus Ministries, can get involved with long-term rebuild efforts in hard-hit areas.
For more information about how to help with Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief work, visit sbdr.org. To register for upcoming volunteer trainings, click here.
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