{"id":664,"date":"2011-05-10T13:44:43","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T18:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markdroberts\/?p=664"},"modified":"2015-03-13T15:39:27","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T20:39:27","slug":"reading-the-times-may-10-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markdroberts\/2011\/05\/10\/reading-the-times-may-10-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading the Times (May 10, 2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\u201cFor Some, Helping With Disaster Relief Is Not Just Aid, It\u2019s a Calling\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

A fascinating article in the NY Times<\/em> by Kim Severson. She examines the extensive involvement of Christian and other religious groups in disaster relief efforts. The Southern Baptists are have a particularly effective and extensive ministry. Here\u2019s how the article begins:<\/p>\n

The minute they got the call from Southern Baptist Convention<\/a> disaster relief leaders that tornadoes<\/a> had ripped through the South, the Blankenships grabbed their sleeping bags and sturdy shoes and headed out from their home in Decatur, Ala.<\/p>\n

Together, they have cleaned up after Hurricane Katrina<\/a>, mucked out flooded homes in Atlanta and built houses in Sri Lanka. And for the past week they were camped out here in a rural part of northeastern Alabama where 48 lives were lost and thousands more disrupted in the storms.<\/p>\n

Mr. Blankenship, 70, and Mrs. Blankenship, 69, heated up chili and Salisbury steak, handing it out to people who drove through a church parking lot and packing it into Red Cross vans that carry meals into the remote countryside.<\/p>\n

And they did it all for God.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought when we were done working that I wanted to travel,\u201d said Mrs. Blankenship, a former flight attendant. \u201cI just never thought it\u2019d look like this. But it\u2019s our calling.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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