The tornadoes hit mostly Southern states where Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams as well as Samaritan's Purse are well trained to respond. Read the article from Religion News Service.

Sam Porter, national director for Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, said teams have begun working in seven locations, with headquarters in Trumann, Arkansas. Some of the teams will be setting up mobile kitchens to provide hot meals to people whose homes were destroyed or whose power is out.

But all the teams will be expected to work on clearing trees and debris away from homes. These volunteers are experts with chainsaws and can also bring in heavy construction equipment. They have years of experience assisting in all kinds of natural disasters, including ice storms, hurricanes and floods.

“We’re trying to spread out as far and wide as we can,” Porter said.

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