- I heard a crash, glass breaking.
- Trees down in the roads, trees on houses, trees on cars.
- And I open the door and there's a tree,
just in the front porch.
And our big Oak tree had splintered off
and landed on the house and my car.
We were just scared to death
and I wondered, oh my goodness!
Our little town, it's just torn up.
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- Easter Sunday, the following Sunday,
Alabama was affected by springtime storms,
but it was also right in the middle
of the beginnings of our pandemic before the coronavirus.
Our volunteers were willing to get out and help people
because that's their heartbeat and their passion.
And so, they were out there working in Rockford
and around the State and at least 11 associations
helping their own area, helping those in neighboring areas
to be able to minister in the name of Jesus
through Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief.
- Actually, we didn't know what to do.
We'd never experienced anything like this before.
And when the yellow shirts showed up,
just a couple hours later,
I've never been so happy to see somebody.
And then you see the result, don't you?
The results in when you ask God
and you trust God, things happen.
- when y'all travel and go up from different places
and different towns,
you don't know what effect it have on someone's life.
And the crew that have come by to help me
has really been a lifesaver,
because I wouldn't know where to have started.
- And we just want to tell you thank you,
and we're so grateful for what y'all doing.
See, some people in a time of trouble,
that's when you need help
and y'all came out here and did exactly
what you're supposed to do, in the time of trouble.
- Thank you, thank you, those two little words.
God bless you, you have helped so many people.
You will never know
how many people you've helped directly and indirectly
with your generosity, your time, your volunteerism.
I'll never forget it and I have joked, but I mean this,
I think yellow has become my new favorite color,
and I will never forget it.
- When they look and when they see God's people
coming to help, they realize that there is hope.
It's the hope that Jesus Christ offers.
It's the hope that Jesus Christ that is seen in us,
that has made a difference in our lives,
that impacts communities like this.
- Your gifts to the Myers-Mallory State Missions Offering
make that possible and we're grateful for that.
More than we can tell you, but in eternity,
we'll see people whose lives have been touched
and changed because of your faithfulness to give
and your faithfulness to pray during the week of prayer.
- It makes my heart glad that I'm an Alabama Baptist,
but it makes my heart glad to know
that we're doing the great commission.
We're sharing the message of Jesus Christ.
To know that we as Alabama Baptist work together
to make a difference in places,
not only in Alabama, but around the country,
as we send our teams out.
It's worth it, to give and to share
and to be a part of the team of Alabama Baptist
through the Cooperative Program,
through the Myers-Mallory Offering.
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