CBF Disaster Response offers update on relief efforts to Central Texas flooding

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By Tommy Deal

The Memorial Day weekend ended with deadly floods and tornadoes in Central Texas. Located between San Antonio and Austin, the city of Wimberley appears to have taken the brunt of the toil (read this USA Today report). However, many areas, including metro Houston, have received a deluge of rain and subsequent flooding.

CBF Disaster Response is in communication with the coordinators of CBF of Texas and CBF of Oklahoma, as well as our faithful partners through the Disaster Response Network of the North American Baptist Fellowship, specifically Texas Baptist Men and Texas Baptist Disaster Response.

We are offering our assistance as our partners direct. Each of these partners is in the process of ascertaining what areas have been affected, what the immediate and long-term needs are, and what churches are doing and how Cooperative Baptists may come alongside them and help.

Monetary donations are needed…

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Rev. Dr. Joe LaGuardia is pastor, author, and community organizer living in South Florida. His vision is to build Christ-centered communities by practicing inclusive hospitality, by inspiring others to grow in God’s Word, and by being the presence of Christ in the world. He holds degrees from Palm Beach Atlantic University and the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University. Joe currently serves as senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Vero Beach and is a chaplain with an endorsement from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Find more online at www.joelaguardia.com