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STATE OFFICEDick TalleyState Disaster Relief DirectorRae JonesAdministrative AssistantVOLUNTEER STAFF
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THINGS THAT HAPPENED
IN MARCH
March 3 is National Anthem Day--President Hoover was the one who signed the bill in 1931 making The Star Spangled Banner our national anthem.
March 9: Charles Graham patented false teeth in 1822.
March 11: 21-year-old Mary Shelley published her legendary horror book, Frankenstein, in 1818.
March 11: Daylight Savings Time starts this yer
March 14: This is Pi Day because the digits in this date correspond with the first three digits of pi (3.14). If you need another reason to celebrate, this day is also the birthday of Albert Einstein.
March 17: St. Patrick's Day is here!
March 18: In 1966, the Scott Paper Company made a paper dress available for $1. The idea obviously didn't catch on.
March 29: Coca-Cola was introduced on this date in 1886.
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Cookie's Crumbs
1. Help us stay connected with Yellow Cap friends. Ask your buddies who have e-mail if they received this newsletter. If they did not, their e-mail address may be wrong in our database, or they may have inadvertently blocked messages from TBM Disaster Relief. Ask them to send a message to "volunteers@tbmdr.net" with their correct e-mail address.
2.Yellow Cap and Specialty training classes are being scheduled. Check the DR Calendar above.
3. Would you like to become more involved? There are great opportunities for volunteers of all skills. Contact your nearest Area Director listed above.
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Life Is How You View It!
A story is told of a man who visited a stone quarry and asked three of the workers what they were doing.
The first said that "He was cutting a stone."
The second man replied that "He was earning $200 per week."
But the third man proudly said that "He was building a cathedral."
People view their work in many ways. It would be ideal, if we as Christians, could view it as a way to serve God.
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Newest TBM-DR Volunteer
Frosty showed up on Cookie Slate's door this past week.
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Haiti - A NATION IN DISTRESS
...A Nation With Hope!
Texas Baptist Men volunteers left for Haiti on January 27 with water purification equipment that will provide 10,000 gallons of clean water a day. That equipment will be used to provide clean water for a medical clinic and several orphanages, according to TBM Executive Director Leo Smith. The children are running out of clean water. "The orphans are our first priority", Smith said.
We received permission to use a government plane to deliver Drip Water Filters to Port-au-Prince. Each of these water filters can provide clean water for a family of four for up to six months. A total of 5,120 drip filters, and approximately 9,500 five-gallon buckets to make additional filters, have already been delivered and made available to Haitian families.
TBM-DR volunteers are preparing 5,000 more Drip Filter Units to be sent this month, with a four man team.
Carroll Pruitt - Lindale, TX; James Cundiff - McKinney, TX; Mike Oliver - Plano, TX; Stan Knight - Dallas, TX, and Bob Harper - Irving, TX were on the team that installed the first water filters and systems.
Photo shows James Cundiff being interviewed by reporter on plane.
A number of short videos are available describing some of the work being accomplished. They are well worth watching.
1. "Texas Baptist Haiti Disaster
Response Efforts"
2 min. - MP4 or YouTube.
2. "Texas Baptists Bring Hope
To Haiti"
2 min. - MP4 or YouTube
3. "Handy Tibert Describes
Haiti Earthquake"
2 min. - MP4 or YouTube
Teams working in Haiti have  seen great needs and indescribable devastation. Our Haitian Baptist partners continue to serve their neighbors as they search for ways to come to terms with the loss of family, home, and livelihood. Through it all, they continue to worship the Lord our maker. Disaster relief teams that have deployed to the country frequently, report the incredible faith exhibited by the members of the Haitian Baptist churches. Songs of faith and worship are heard across the city at sunrise, sunset, and off-and-on in between.
Leah Young and R. L. Barnard (top), and Barry Smith and Jimmy Kirby (bottom) were among the volunteers preparing Drip Water Filters for shipment to Haiti.
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A Message From Dick Talley
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 Our hearts go out to the people of Haiti. Parents are separated from their children, the fear of serious aftershocks, and the uncertainty of the availability of food, clothing and shelter lingers in everybody's thoughts. They need to feel the presence of a loving God in the recovery and return to a better life.
TBM appreciates your prayers and support of our Disaster Relief ministry. Without your financial support we would not be able to help so many hurting people in their hour of need.
You may mail a gift to TBM at 5351 Catron, Dallas, TX 75227 or give by credit card through our website at: www.texasbaptistmen.org. If you have any questions about a financial gift please call Mickey Lenamon at 214-828-5177.
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 Buckets of Hope
Anyone interested in participating in the "Buckets of Hope" program should contact Marla Bearden at 214/828-5382, or visit www.texasbaptists.org for more information.
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Ice Storm In Oklahoma Leaves Less
Damage Than Expected
Joe Henard, Gerald and Barbara Cook, and Ralph Rogers have just returned from a chainsaw assessment trip to Altus, OK. At this time it is still not clear whether teams from Texas will be needed. Oklahoma Disaster Relief incident command team reported recently that five feeding units are in continuous operation. Chainsaw teams are working to clear downed trees and debris. Sam Porter, Oklahoma disaster relief director, reported that needs are not as great as feared since the storm struck in an area of the state not known for large number of trees. Many homes were without electricity for over a week.
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LOOKING BACK
Fifteen Years Ago in the Summer of 1995
More than 375 Texas Baptists were among the 400-plus volunteers from nine states who worked to build the 18,100 square foot Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary in Cochrane, near Alberta, Canada. Eighteen Texas Baptist Challengers built roofs for churches in Kenya, led camps in Estonia and conducted a sports evangelism mission trip to Puerto Rico. |
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