Alabama Baptists receive disaster relief awards

Alabama Baptists receive disaster relief awards

Four Alabama Baptists and one company were recognized April 16 at the State Disaster Relief Training at Shocco Springs for their contributions to Alabama Baptist disaster relief work.

In the front row, from left, are Mel Johnson, state disaster relief strategist; Larry Teel, recipient of the Mac Johnson Award;  Sandy and Charles Sanders, recipients of the Emmette Jones Distinguished Service Award; and Joe Bob Mizzell, director of Christian ethics and chaplaincy.

In the back row on the left is Don Henderson, representing BR Williams Trucking, Inc., which provided warehouse space and labor assistance for thousands of Buckets of Hope collected for Haiti relief. They also transported two shipments of buckets from Anniston to Jacksonville, Fla. On the right is Ray Baker, associate in the office of Christian ethics and chaplaincy who received the Clifford McMahan Outstanding Achievement Award.   (TAB)