After completing 18 mud-out jobs in flooded parts of Walterboro, South Carolina, Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief teams have packed up and returned home.
“God’s Word is living and active,” proclaimed University of Mobile President Charles Smith at the first chapel of the fall semester where about 500 students received new Christian Standard Bibles, thanks to a generous gift from Lifeway.
Zion Redington is in Paris this week to play wheelchair rugby in the Paralympic Games. Zion, who was born with a condition called ectrodactyly, has been called the “future of the sport.”
With an arsenal of pitches — including a slider called “dangerous” and a “wicked fast ball” — Jonathan Stevens was named Pitcher of the Year this summer by his team, Bethesda Big Train, which won the championship of the Ripken League.
Jasper recently became the home to the seventh Safe Haven Baby Box located in Alabama. The box is at a designated location where parents can anonymously and safely leave an infant they are unable or unwilling to care for.
The pier at Gulf State Park is now open after a $13.6 million renovation project that started in November.
After 48 years leading the Coffee County Baptist Association site of Samford University’s Ministry Training Institute, James Preachers is stepping into “permanent student” status and plans to continue learning while supporting the effort.
Volunteers from Alabama continue to help people with flooded homes in South Carolina, offering practical help but also spiritual encouragement and connecting them with local churches.
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