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DISASTER RELIEF STAFF
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STATE OFFICEDick TalleyState Disaster Relief DirectorRae JonesAdministrative AssistantVOLUNTEER STAFF
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Financial Support
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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A Promise
From God
God cares about both our spiritual life and our physical life. He created our bodies and is pleased when we enjoy health and vigor. O Lord, you alone can heal me; you alone and save. My praises are for you alone. Jeremiah 17:14 I will give you back your health and heal your wounds, says the Lord. Jeremiah 30:17
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Looking Back November 1987
A few weeks after the disaster in Saragosa, a tornado slashed through Central and East Texas leaving 10 dead, 150 injured and hundreds homeless. A number of communities near Tyler were affected.
Texas Baptist Men responded with feeding units, a food pantry and a clothing distribution center. Volunteers staffed the emergency center in four-hour shifts. Clean-up crews worked in the storm damaged neighborhoods. Over 2,100 meals were prepared in the first two days.
TBM was also asked to help repair and reconstruct 30 homes that were destroyed, 51 that sustained major damage, and 94 with minor damage in nearby Giddings.
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 A MESSAGE FROM DICK TALLEY
Food, a helping hand, and a positive message from God
As we go into this time of tornadoes, flooding and other disasters, I was reminded that we sometimes get so involved within the process of getting the job done, that we forget who we are there for.
Think about the victims in new Orleans, Alabama, and Tennessee...the ones that have not eaten in five days. They have not had anyone to talk to about what has happened to them. The food, the drink of water and your conversation is what they will remember for years. What do you want them to remember?
Do you want them to remember a weak cup of coffee, or a bowl of chili that will take your head off. You get the picture. Or do you want them to remember the best cup of coffee they have ever had, a wonderful meal, a warm spirit, a concern for them, and someone that lifted them up.
If we do it right, they will want to know who we are and why we do what we do. And God will get the glory. Thank you for your willingness to serve.
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2011 Disaster Relief
Award Recipients
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(left to right): Wife of Bernard Randall, Craig and Karlene Campbell, Marie Lawrence, Cricket Pairett, Harold Smith, Terry Ryan, Sam Porter (DR Director OK), Dick Talley (DR Director TBM)
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Robert E. Dixon Lifetime Service Award
John LaNou (Texas)
Joel W. Phillips Outstanding Achievement Award
Karlene and Craig Campbell (Pennsylvania/South Jersey)
Bernard Randall, posthumously (Kentucky)
Distinguished Service Award
Marie Lawrence (Virginia)
Terry Ryan (Florida)
James Gay (Oklahoma)
Harold Lawrence (Kentucky)
Cricket Pairett (New Mexico)
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Texas Baptist Men chainsaw crews headed to Alabama An interview with Mickey Lenamon, Associate Executive Director by John Hall. Texas Baptist CommunicationsSix Texas Baptist Men disaster relief teams have been deployed to serve in the wake of devastating tornadoes in Alabama. Five chainsaw teams and a shower unit are on the scene or soon will be en route to the affected area.  The relief teams will work out of Tuscaloosa and Coleman, Ala. TBM is working in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention North American Mission Board and Alabama Baptist Men. "Texas Baptist Men is responding right now to help the victims of the devastating tornado in Tuscaloosa," said TBM Associate Executive Director Mickey Lenamon.  "We expect to be in the Alabama area for many weeks to come. Please be in prayer for our volunteers for their safety and that they can be the presence of Christ to these hurting people."
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Texas Baptist Men Helped Victims of Rock House Fire
From: Ed Jennings Big Bend Baptist Association
The Staff of the Big Bend Baptist Association, and our churches, would like to thank you for your participation in ministering to the families in Ft. Davis, Texas who lost their homes and belongings in the Rock House Fire. We also wish to thank you for meeting basic needs in the community when the utilities went down. Your cooperative effort was a positive testimony to the families of Ft. Davis, to all of the emergency workers, to the public officials, and to the business owners. I have personally heard only positive feedback from representatives of all the above mentioned entities. Thank you for assisting the anchor church (FBC Ft. Davis) and supporting churches such as Davis Mt. Baptist Church in being the hands of Jesus with the heart of Jesus on this occasion. We know that as time passes and followup continues, that God is using this event to draw people to Jesus. Let us always work together toward making sure that people see "our good works and Glorify our Father who is in Heaven." |
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"Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Consider it pure joy ... whenever you face trials of many kinds,
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Perseverance must finish its work so that you may mature and complete, not lacking anything."
James 1:2-4
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