Wildfire and Tornado Cleanup Efforts by Oklahoma Baptist DR Continue

Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief (DR) continues to work helping homeowners impacted by the March 14 wildfires and the April 2 tornadoes.

Starting on April 14, all fire related work requests are handled through the DR response site at Stillwater, Countryside.

There are teams staying at the church and working each day. There are also teams commuting from home, making day trips to work. These teams are working in both the Stillwater and Mannford areas.

In total, DR has received more than 160 work requests and have completed almost 100 of those requests over the past three weeks. Teams are scheduled to work through Thursday, April 17, and then return on Monday, April 21 to work until jobs have been completed.

In response to the April 2 tornado damage in the Owasso area, local teams are being utilized to assist the homeowners in the area requesting assistance.

Over the last month, DR has received assistance from other disaster relief ministries from surrounding states.

“Oklahoma Baptists are grateful for the partners we have in the disaster relief ministry because many times we could not do all the recovery that needs to be done without their help,” said Jason Yarbrough, state director of Oklahoma Baptist DR.

Initially, teams from Texas traveled up to assist Oklahoma DR in the response and for the next two weeks a group of Mennonites will be assisting DR.

Oklahoma Baptist DR has served in countless disaster responses throughout the years. To request assistance from Oklahoma Baptist DR, to make a tax-deductible donation to relief efforts or for more information, visit www.okdisasterhelp.org.