Back in October, as Hurricane Michael barreled toward Florida, Bailey Hill was watching it from his office in Chatom.
“I kept it pulled up in the corner of my screen, and all day long, I’d just stop and pray for the people who were going to be affected,” he said.
And when it hit, Hill — minister of music at Chatom Baptist Church in Washington Baptist Association — said their mission was simple.
“At Chatom Baptist, our motto is ‘all things to all people.’ We knew in this case, we had to be the hands and feet of Christ to the people there who were hurting,” he said.
So Hill organized #GoEmerald, an effort to gather supplies like water, generators and baby supplies for the people of Emerald Beach, Florida. He got the word out through social media and his church’s app, and he partnered with the local schools to collect supplies.
And when the day came to go down there, they were able to pack a trailer full to take to Emerald Coast Fellowship in Lynn Haven, Florida.
“On our way down, about 15 minutes out, you could begin to see the devastation. It was heartbreaking,” he said. “A lot of them lost everything, and we just wanted to help however we could. None of that is for our glory — it’s all for the glory of God.” (Grace Thornton)
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