KBC Responds to Oklahoma Ice Storms 12/19/2007 TULSA, Okla. – Kentucky Baptist disaster relief volunteers are working to restore areas damaged by recent ice storms last week in the Midwest. This week, a team of 11 Kentucky Baptist volunteers from Richmond, Henderson and Cadiz will provide relief and remove debris from affected areas in Tulsa. Additional volunteers will continue the effort in the weeks to come, including a group from Owensboro that is scheduled for relief work in Missouri on Dec. 29. According to Larry Koch, disaster relief associate for the KBC, the effort is anticipated to last up to four more weeks. Volunteer workers and assessors are still needed, he said. Trained volunteers interested in helping may contact the KBC’s Baptist Men on Mission Department at (502) 489-3527 or (866) 489-3527 (toll free in KY) for more information. The Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board is coordinating the relief work in Mansfield. Kentucky Baptist Convention disaster relief teams are responding to requests for aid submitted through the North American Mission Board. Kentucky Baptists are part of a larger network of Southern Baptist volunteers trained to respond to disasters by manning mass feeding operations, using chainsaws to clear downed trees and limbs, clear mud out of flooded homes and more. Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers work in conjunction with other organizations, such as the Salvation Army, the American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Together, Southern Baptists compose the third largest relief organization in the United States. Click here to learn more about Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief. The Kentucky Baptist Convention is a cooperative missions and ministry organization made up of more than 2,400 autonomous Baptist churches in Kentucky. A variety of state and worldwide ministries are coordinated through its administrative headquarters in Louisville, Ky. including: missions work, disaster relief, ministry training and support, church development, evangelism and more. For more information, visit www.kybaptist.org. Release prepared by Kristie Randolph, KBC Communications