After Hurricane Helene struck western North Carolina, N.C. Baptists have been there every day to bring relief and hope to those who are hurting. In this episode, hear more about how churches and Baptists on Mission volunteers are partnering with the community to respond and rebuild.

In this episode of the N.C. Baptists Podcast, listen to a panel discussion between Convention Relations Director Seth Brown and Tom Beam, disaster response coordinator for Baptists on Mission, and Baptists on Mission Executive Director-Treasurer Richard Brunson. Together, the three discuss N.C. Baptists’ response to Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina and how N.C. Baptist churches can provide relief in the weeks, months and years to come.

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Podcast Highlights:

  • “It’s just amazing. God has given us all that equipment and the volunteers, and it’s all been needed … and what a blessing that God gave us the equipment that we have.” (05:45)
  • “We think it’s going to be four or five, maybe six years that we’re going to need volunteers. We need churches investing, being Jesus’ hands and feet to hurting people in western North Carolina.” (09:05)
  • “We’ve been doing disaster relief for 40 years, but this is the disaster that’s been the biggest, and it’s been the one that we’ve had the most support for from our churches. By far. It’s just been amazing how North Carolina Baptists have been on mission together, and they care about people who are hurting.” (15:54)
  • To learn more about N.C. Baptists’ Helene response and how you can pray, give and go, visit ncbaptist.org/helene.