Activities Ministry | SBC Disaster Relief

The Disaster Relief Ministry at First Baptist Church is well on its way in becoming a tool that can be used to meet the needs of others when in time of overwhelming circumstances. Many are already trained and can leave to serve when disaster strikes.

Our most recent ministry was sending a nine member team to Americus, Georgia in support of the tornado relief efforts in the area. The team was in Americus from June 11 through June 13. The team was able to work together on many projects and split up to help finish others. The team worked on restoring a home by trimming shingles, installing vinyl siding, replacing damaged wood and general clean up. Ladies from the team worked in Habitat for Humanity's food closet organizing and building food boxes, cleaning supply boxes and hygiene boxes that will be handed out as needed. Team members even spent part of a day scraping and painting a picket fence. All of the recipients of our help were very grateful and expressed their gratitude often. There are still 40 houses that are in need of repair before they can be made livable again. This ministry is just another rewarding experience spending a few days and a little labor for the Lord.

If you are interested in joining the Disaster Relief team, please contact the Activities Ministry office at (706) 884-5570. SBC Disaster Relief Training Events are held regularly each January, February and March.

We are still in the process of equipping the new Disaster Relief trailer to transport equipment to and from work sites. We are now accepting donations of new and “slightly” used tools for the disaster relief effort. New tools can be purchased at Home Depot as a “gift” for the First Baptist Church Disaster Relief effort. This gift will be stored at Home Depot for later pick-up. The following is a list of the tools the team needs to complete our ministry purchases:

1000W halogen light w/stand	1-4” disk grinder	2-drop cords 30’
1-wet/dry vac 12 gal	2-water hoses 75’ HD	1-reciprocal saw ¾”
1-reversible drill 3/8”	1-circular saw 7 ¼”	2 extension cords 100”
2-mops	6-mop heads	4-brooms
4-round tip shovels	2-axes	1-pick
2-8 lb sledge hammers	4-nail pullers	1-chalk line
1-pipe wrench	1-6’ step ladder	1-extension ladder 300lb cap
2-work mate 200	1-utility truck 700 lb	1-appliance hand truck 800lb
3-tele. Pole squeegees 15’	3-24” squeegee blades	2-hard tip rakes
1-6 CF wheelbarrow	4-claw hammers	1-ball peen hammer
2-hacksaws	1-hacksaw blades 10 pack	1-snips (Weis)
1-Stanley 25’ tape measure	2-come along 2T	6-mud buckets
4-flat shovels	1-18” wrecking bar	4-superbar nail pullers
1-bolt cutter	1-handsaw	2-tri squares
1-100’ tape measure	1-Huskey tool box	2-36” levels
2-pump-up sprayers	cloth work gloves	suede/leather work gloves
1-rechargeable fire ext.	4-hardhats	2-hardhats w/faceshield
1-industrial First Aid Kit	5-safety caution cones	1-flashlight w/batteries 6V
1-box latex gloves	12-safety goggles	1-box of dust masks
1-gal of detergent	1-gal antibacterial soap	1-gal of bleach
3-100’ 6ml poly rolls	2-plastic gas cans 5 gal	2-plastic gas cans 2.5 gal
1-3/16” x 100’ nylon rope	1-grease gun	2-tarps (large)
12-red doz. shop rags	1-water cooler 5 gal	1-48 qt ice chest
1-6’ folding table	4-utility knives	1-Ryobi tool pac 18V
18V spare rechargeable battery	1-snake bite kit	1-case of motor oil
1-case 2 cycle oil	1-gal chain bar oil	1-tire repair kit

Thank you for your interest and support of our Disaster Relief Ministry! For more information on Disaster Relief Ministries please click on the following links: