“Vacation Bible School isn’t just for kids — teens and adults need to meet Jesus too,” said Patty Burns, VBS strategist for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions.
“We’re determined to lean into the Lord because we know He’s gracious,” said Chris Baker, pastor of Summit Life Church in Whitefish, Montana. “We know it’s no surprise to Him — He’s sovereign over all of us.”
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams are hard at work in Selmer, Tennessee, and in Alabama’s Colbert and Lauderdale counties following a devastating set of storms that moved across the Midwest and the South in the past week.
When Stan Nowell was telling the story of David and Goliath to the children at Forgotten Children Ministries in Honduras, he didn’t have to look far for someone to play the part of Goliath. Enter Dylan Cardwell, a 6-foot-11 Auburn center.
“We’re humbled and beyond grateful for the support that has made this journey possible,” she said.
Two Alabama Baptist churches sustained damage in the storms last night (March 15) — Calera Baptist from a tornado, and Mignon Baptist in Sylacauga from flooding. Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams are now at work around the state.
“Sometimes I think about it and I ask God why. But I know God brought us here and took care of us, so I know in the future it will be the same,” she said. “No matter what, He will take care of us.”
Each year, the incoming Christian ministry class visits the first Howard College site, now home to Marion Military Institute.
