Each year, tens of thousands of disaster victims count on Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief teams.

Can we count on you?

Will you help us build the TEaM Center?

1974 1975 1976 1977-1978 1979 1980

Alaska ■ Earthquake●

Tecpan, Guatemala ■ Earthquake (February)● §

Lawton ■ Tornado (April)¤ $Dominican Republic ■ Hurricane David (September)●

Honduras ■ Hurricane Fifi-Orlene (September)●

By 1977, the Disaster Relief ministry had begun acquiring support vehicles and equipment. With literally no assets in 1973, the ministry has grown, in 2016, to include a mobile command center, mobile kitchens, refrigerator truck, childcare trailer, mobile showers and a fleet of utility vehicles.

Hemet, California ■ Flood (February)■Bishop, Texas ■ Hurricane Allen (August)¤ ■

The Birth of Oklahoma Southern Baptist Disaster ReliefThe need to respond to disasters in Oklahoma became painfully clear when on October 11-13, 1973, Oklahoma’s greatest urban rainfall on record occurred. Known as the “Enid Flood,” an intense thunderstorm centered over Enid dropping 12 inches of rain in three hours. Enid would eventually receive 15.68 inches, forcing residents to cut holes in rooftops to reach safety. Nine people died.

With no plan or funds in place for such disasters, the BGCO made an appeal to churches. Although the response was generous, it proved to be inadequate for the needs at hand.

On December 11, 1973, the BGCO Board of Directors approved a plan for a Disaster Relief ministry, which was designed to provide financial aid and hot meals for the victims and workers in a disaster.

Legend• Communities in Oklahoma are

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• Dates indicate the start month or duration of operation

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Feeding (Preparation / Distribution)Clean-up (Chainsaw / Mud-out / Ash-out / Debris Removal / Laundry)Financial Aid (Money / Resources)Construction (Rebuild / Water Well / Purification System)Childcare (Personnel / Equipment)Medical (Personnel / Equipment / Supplies)

In times of disaster, to whom do you turn? When life throws you to the mat and things you once held dear are gone, where can you find solace and help? For those of us who know Christ, our first word is to call on people to cast themselves into the everlasting arms of our Mighty God, allowing the God of all comfort to soothe their aching hearts.

Man’s days are full of trouble. Whether the storms are in the form of a tornado or life experiences that blow with just as great a force, there is an anchor in the storm. Our God does not ignore us. He stands ready to pull us into His lap and hold us when the storms seek to pull us apart. He is our strength when we are weak and an ever present help in times of trouble.

But God has created us to need human touch also. He is ever present, but often demonstrates His presence through the loving touch and helping hands of His people. Such is the case in times of disaster. Oklahoma people of every persuasion come out of the woodwork to assist and offer a helping hand. I have watched across the years as this Oklahoma standard is repeated again and again during times of disaster.

rom its beginning in 1973, the Disaster Relief ministry of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma was designed

to provide financial aid and hot meals to victims and responders in times of disaster. Prior to 1973, no plan or department was in place to help those in need following a disaster.

Through the grace of God, the ministry has grown from a two-fold assignment and no trained volunteers, to 7,946 trained Disaster Relief volunteers—the largest such group in the world. From the ministry’s current base of operation out of a 60’ x 90’ building on the Boys Ranch Town campus in Edmond, Oklahoma, Disaster Relief teams have ministered in more than half the states in America as well as 18 foreign nations.

Disaster Relief members and chaplains have served the citizens of Oklahoma and our nation in such disasters as the Murrah Building bombing in 1995, the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist

When tragedy strikes, I take great joy in pointing to an army of volunteers who are first on the scene, trained and tireless in meeting the needs of hurting people. I speak of the band of brothers and sisters called Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief. They serve tirelessly, without pay and perform dirty jobs, as well as provide warm meals for those still in shock from trauma.

In disaster-scarred places across our state, nation and world, those in the bright yellow shirts and hats give themselves away without reserve and pour oil on the troubled waters of people in need. With every meal and every touch, the love of Christ is evident. The deeds of Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are not acts of pity, but expressions of the love of the Savior. Their listening ears, comforting hugs and soft prayers

attacks in New York City and every major hurricane or tornado in the last 40 years.

What Oklahoma and the nation may know best about the BGCO Disaster Relief ministry is its compassionate—almost instantaneous—response to human need. What may not be realized is that this ability to spring into action with mobile kitchens, refrigerated trucks, childcare trailers, chainsaw trailers, shower trailers, laundry trailers, flood/fire recovery units, water purification units, rebuild/tarping units and an army of dedicated volunteers has created a logistics problem.

The ministry has severely outgrown its original site and needs to relocate to a larger, more centralized location to meet the ever-increasing demand for the essential services it provides. The solution is the TEaM (Training, Equipment and Mobilization) Center.

The TEaM Center will provide a place where the Disaster Relief ministry can

bring the presence of God in the midst of tragedy and despair.

You now have an opportunity to support our disaster relief effort by helping to build the TEaM (Training, Equipment and Mobilization) Center. I hope you will prayerfully read this brochure and rejoice in what God has done—and continues to do—around the world through Oklahoma Baptists.

Then I hope you’ll dig deep in your pockets and give generously to make the TEaM Center a reality. I can assure you that every dollar you give will make a huge difference in the ability of the Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief teams to minister in the name of Christ during times of disaster.

Anthony L. JordanBGCO Executive-Director, Treasurer

Laddie Adams, former director of the BGCO Brotherhood, had a vision in 1973 for a ministry in Oklahoma that had never been done before. He led Oklahoma Baptists to begin a faith-based ministry that would respond to disasters.

That dream and a handful of Oklahoma Baptist men began a movement 43 years ago that has led to a small army of believers who have literally impacted desperate people around the world.

The Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief Team is one of the leading

store and service equipment, and then launch teams to affected areas at a moment’s notice. In this new facility, the necessary preparation can be accomplished for the next inevitable disaster. The 13,500 sq. ft. facility will contain a 5,062 sq. ft. climate-controlled area for team members to conduct business, an 8,438 sq. ft. warehouse to store supplies and large vehicles and a 15,000 sq. ft. covered structure to house additional equipment.

First Baptist Church, Moore, has taken the first step forward by generously donating land for this new structure. Now we need you to take the next step and help build the new Disaster Relief TEaM Center. Your gifts will guarantee that Disaster Relief team members are better prepared to assist in future disaster and recovery efforts. Your generosity will provide a state-of-the-art launching pad for BGCO Disaster Relief teams to be the hands and heart of Jesus the next time disaster strikes.

responding teams in all of the USA. The team is comprised totally of volunteers who are members of Oklahoma Baptist churches and are called of the Lord to be on mission when others’ lives fall apart.

The organization is 43 years old and yet does not have a place to call its own. For the past 34 years, the Disaster Relief ministry has used a 60’ x 90’ metal building on the Boys Ranch Town property to store equipment. With scores of vehicles, trailers and other rolling stock, a site is needed to house and maintain equipment, to train volunteers and

to assemble in order to mobilize volunteers in response to a disaster.

My prayer is that we provide a place where these incredible men and women called of God can serve from. I also pray that this new facility will be able to serve others until the Lord Himself will make a new heaven and earth where disaster relief will never be needed again.

Thank you for prayerfully considering making a sacrificial gift and joining us in this worthy endeavor.

Sam PorterDirector, BGCO Disaster Relief

When Prayer is Just the

Beginning

Rebuilding destroyed churches Providing medical care and rebuilding damaged structures

Coordinating disaster relief operation via ham radio

Painting Oklahoma Disaster Relief logo on a trailer

Flood Recovery team

Distributing meals door-to-door

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1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989-1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

Ada ■ Tornado (March)¤Paris, Texas ■ Tornado (April)¤Messer / Hugo ■ Tornado (April)¤

Kingfisher ■ Flood (June)¤

Miami / Bixby / Bartlesville ■ Flood (October)¤ $ ♦

Morris / Jennings ■ Tornado (April)¤ ♦Mannford / Prue ■ Tornado (April)¤Tulsa ■ Flood (May)¤ $

Monterrey, Mexico ■ Hurricane Gilbert (September)¤ ♦

Skiatook ■ Tornado (April)¤

Tulsa / Kiefer ■ Tornado (April)¤ ■ Seabrook, Texas ■ Hurricane Alicia (August)

¤Apache ■ Flood (October)¤Guthrie ■ Flood (October)¤

Mexico ■ Earthquake (September)¤Pascagoula, Mississippi ■ Hurricane Elena(September)■

Lindsay ■ Flood (May)¤ $

During years with few or no disaster relief operations, such as 1989-1990, the ministry’s focus turns to maintaining its fleet of vehicles, expanding its resources and training new volunteers.

Louisiana ■ Hurricane Andrew (September)¤ $ ♦

Los Angeles, California ■ Earthquake (January)¤Miami ■ Flood (April)♦Liberty / Tomball, Texas ■ Flood (October)¤ ♦

Catoosa ■ Tornado (April)¤ ♦South Oklahoma City ■ Flood (May)¤

Missouri ■ Flood (August)¤

Opening Many DoorsIn May 2003, Oklahoma Disaster Relief received an invitation from International Mission Board missionaries in Iraq to assist with the installation of water purification systems. Sam Porter, along with

Fishermen Meet Fishers of MenOn December, 26, 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean created one of the deadliest tsunamis in recorded history. The massive wall of water killed 230,000

From Their Own PocketsMay 2015 brought record rainfall to Oklahoma. There were only seven tornado-free days the entire month!

Following the Memorial Day weekend, a fresh wave of tornadoes

a team of 10 men, brought water purification units to install in three hospitals in Karbala and one in Najaf, the two most holy Shiite Muslim cities in the world.

The missionaries had discovered Saddam Hussein had not maintained the water treatment plants across the country,

and the public water system was causing thousands to become ill daily. The faithfulness of the BGCO Disaster Relief ministry opened many doors for our SBC missionaries ministering in difficult situations, even as war was raging around them.

people in 14 countries before receding into the ocean. A little over a month later, Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers arrived in Thailand to deliver 40 bags of food to families on Klong Gam—a tiny island where the Gospel had never been preached.

One week later, the team returned with 240 fishing nets (pictured left) to replace those lost in the tsunami. Oklahoma

Disaster Relief purchased the nets for $24,000, a gift from Oklahoma Baptists that not only helped feed the islanders but reestablished their fishing business. A short time later, a church was started on the island because of the witness of the BGCO Disaster Relief ministry.

swept through south Oklahoma City. As BGCO Disaster Relief Flood Recovery teams made their way from house to house, they discovered a Hispanic family with three small children huddled inside one of them. They learned the family had been sleeping on the floor on a sodden mattress for

three weeks.

The recovery team immediately began the task of clean-up. Once that was completed, with their own funds, they purchased a new bed for the parents and bunk beds for the children.

Thanks for all you do in times of crisis. You are the “eyes-arms-feet-heart” for all of us Southern Baptists across America. To God be the Glory. ■ Julia / Florida‘‘

Preparing meals for residents of Kiefer10,000 meals were prepared for residents of Seabrook

150,000 meals were served over 16 day period Besides commu nity meals, 18 families received financial aid Always ready at a moment’s notice for the next disaster

Feeding victims of Hurricane Andrew in Bayou Vista

220,000 meals served

Disaster relief unit #2 arrives in Kingfisher to prepare meals

Childcare was provided for 67 children in Morris

20,000 meals served and 326 families received financial aid 30 volunteers served 19,042 mealsDisaster relief assitance was provided for 5 days150,000 meals served over 16 days

Ft. Smith, Arkansas ■ Tornado (April)♦

Los Alamos, New Mexico ■ Wildfire (May)♦

Oklahoma City ■ Tornado (6/13)¤Moore ■ Tornado (10/5-7)¤

Rosenberg, Texas ■ Flood (10/21-28)¤

Enid / Perry / Crescent ■ Ice storm (1/31-2/21)¤ ■North of Colorado Springs ■ Wildfire (6/12-25)¤

Arizona ■ Wildfire (6/27-7/10)¤Brownwood / San Antonio, Texas ■ Flood (7/11-25)♦Abbeville, Louisiana ■ Hurricane (10/14-26)●

Geary ■ Tornado (5/28)■North Pointe Church, Edmond ■ Tornado (5/28)$ Kentucky Avenue Baptist Church, Oklahoma City ■ Lightning/Fire Damage (August)$

Florida ■ Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan (8/19-11/3)¤ ■

Delaware County ■ Tornado (March)¤Beirut, Lebanon ■ Refugee Aid (March)§First Baptist Church, Wetumka ■ Fire (September)$

Oklahoma Panhandle ■ Blizzard (December)¤ ■

Oklahoma City ■ Bombing (April)¤ ♦Ardmore ■ Tornado (May)¤Houma, Louisiana ■ Flood (May)♦Antigua ■ Hurricane Luis (September)●

Minnesota / North Dakota ■ Flood (April)¤

Oklahoma City / Moore / Del City / Midwest City / Stroud / Mulhall / Bridge Creek ■ Tornado (5/3-6/9)¤ ■Ft. Gibson ■ Tornado (6/2-9)¤ ■

Eufaula ■ Ice Storm (January)¤Houston, Texas ■ Flood (June 20)¤

New York City ■ Terrorist Attack (9/13/01-5/30/02)¤Cordell ■ Tornado (10/10-19)¤

Broken Bow ■ Wind Storm (5/3-13)■

Moore ■ Tornado (5/8-21)¤ ■Iraq ■ Post-war Aid (May)●Smithfield, Virginia ■ Hurricane Isabel (9/23-10/7)¤Iraq ■ Post-war Aid (10/26-11/6)●

Indonesia / Thailand ■ Earthquake and Tsunami (January)■Atmore, Alabama ■ Hurricane Dennis (July)¤ ■Pakistan ■ Earthquake (October-November)§

Louisiana / Texas ■ Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (August-November)¤ ■ ♦Oklahoma Statewide ■ Wildfire (November-April 2006)$

Oklahoma Panhandle ■ Ice Storm (January)¤ ■McAlester / Muskogee / Grove ■ Ice Storm (January)¤ ■Sweetwater, Texas ■ Tornado (May)¤ ■Lawton ■ Flood (May)¤ ■Greensburg, Kansas ■ Tornado (June)■Guymon ■ Tornado (June)¤Lawton ■ Flood (June)¤Northeastern Oklahoma ■ Flood (July and August)¤Kingfisher / Watonga / El Reno / Geary ■ Tropical Storm Erin (August)¤ ■

La Jolla Indian Reservation, California ■ Wildfire (November)■Oklahoma Statewide ■ Ice Storm (December)¤ ■ ♦

From Destitution to HopeOn the night of May 31, 2013, Jennifer Perry and her family fled for their lives as a tornado 2.6 miles wide bore down on El Reno. After the storm passed, they returned to find their rental home and belongings destroyed. For the next

five weeks, they lived in a hotel for two weeks and their van for three. In July, they purchased a tent and lived at Lake Arcadia until January 2014.

During this time, Jennifer’s grandmother and son died. She also had major surgery. Jennifer was truly destitute, but through the work of BGCO Disaster Relief workers and generous

givers, she became a recipient of the Free to Storm Survivors mobile home program. Overcome with joy, Jennifer stated, “I had no faith and had lost hope for a long, long time. However, I found that God works in mysterious ways. He puts people in your path who will help you find your way.”

A Raving FanPrior to the May 2013 tornado in Moore, I had a low view of denominations. I also held inaccurate assumptions and sinful judgments about

Baptists, in general.

Why? I don’t know. I guess I was a young, arrogant, know-it-all pastor who didn’t see the value in cooperative Kingdom work. But let me tell you what I saw during the aftermath of the Moore storm.

Some of my acquaintances who talk about being “missional” only served in short spurts. But guess who stayed? The people wearing the yellow shirts—Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief. Men

running chainsaws and paying their own way. Ladies making thousands of meals. Construction volunteers clearing over 7,000 lots, saving homeowners millions of dollars.

There were no expectations, no charges, no judgment, no pressure to attend the nearest Baptist church. Just sacrifice and service. There are some great organizations out there, and Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief is at the top of my list!

Steven EarpPastor, Elevate Church, Moore, Oklahoma

After his experience with Baptist Disaster Relief, Steven led his non-denominational church to affiliate with the Southern Baptist Convention and the BGCO.

The Very First MealOn August 29, 2005, Katrina, the most destructive hurricane in U.S. history, struck the Gulf coast from Mobile, Alabama, to Southeast Texas. Oklahoma Baptists immediately responded by going to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The BGCO team prepared the first post-Katrina disaster relief meal. Ultimately, more than 17 million meals would be prepared by SBC disaster relief teams during the next six months in this region.

Two weeks later, BGCO Disaster Relief teams moved to New Orleans and served meals continuously until January 2006.

We experienced disaster in our home and community with Hurricane Ike. “Yellow Hats” did much to relieve the suffering here. Thank you for what you are and will be doing. ■ Bill and Judy / Texas

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Ministry with a smile and a personal touch

By May 30, 2002, more than 1.25 million meals served

32,545 meals served by 55 volunteers

62 home sites cleaned in 3 weeks

150,000 meals served over 16-day period

Childcare provided 11 days for 93 children

126,687 meals served by 58 volunteers in 7 weeks

Childcare unit borrowed by Arkansas relief workers 16 volunteers prepared meals for 6 days Childcare provided for 2 weeks

Team consisting of large feeding crew and 2 chaplains

Total of 201 Oklahomans assisted with this effort3,500 meals served through beginning of 2007

Trained Disaster Relief Volunteers= 100 Trained Volunteers

Disaster Event Responses= 10 Event Responses

Oklahoma Meals Served= 100,000 Meals

States Served by Oklahomans

Foreign Nations Served by Oklahomans

7,946

151

4,517,550

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Louisiana / Arkansas ■ Flood (3/15)¤ ■Tulsa / Claremore / Owasso ■ Tornado (3/29)■Woodward ■ Wildfire (4/5)¤Statewide Oklahoma ■ Tornado (5/9)¤ ■

Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada ■ Wildfire (May)¤ ■ §

Alabama ■ Tornado (February)¤ ■ Sallateeska Baptist Church, Shawnee ■ Fire (2/25)$Albion / Picher ■ Tornado (5/11-22)¤

Myanmar ■ Cyclone Nargis (May)● §Neosho, Missouri ■ Tornado (5/22-26)■Des Moines / Wapello, Iowa ■ Flood (6/19-7/31)¤ ■McAllen, Texas ■ Hurricane Dolly (July)¤Indian Mission Baptist Church, Earlsboro ■ Fire$Georgia (Country) ■ War Relief (9/6-21)¤ ■

Haiti ■ Earthquake (1/12-12/31)$ ● §Chile ■ Earthquake (February)¤ ●Hammond ■ Tornado (March 8)¤Newalla ■ Tornado (5/10-16)¤ ■Edmond ■ Flood (June 14)■Rio Grande City, Texas ■ Flood (8/9-14)■Oklahoma County Detention Center ■ Sewer Repairs (10/31-11/24)¤

Woodward ■ Tornado (4/15-22)¤ ■New Mexico ■ Wildfire (6/25-7/30)■Colorado / Montana ■ Wildfire (6/28-8/4)¤ ■Oklahoma Statewide ■ Wildfire (8/3-24)¤ ■Louisiana ■ Hurricane Isaac (8/30-10/15)¤ ■

New Jersey / New York / Vermont ■ Hurricane Sandy (10/29-1/4/13)¤ ■

First Baptist Ch urch, Quapaw ■ Tornado (4/27)$

Guthrie ■ Wildfire (5/5)■

Cookson / Tahlequah / Westville / Muskogee ■ Ice Storm (1/30-2/11)¤ ■

Edmond / Oklahoma City / Lone Grove ■ Tornado (2/10)¤ ■Springdale, Arkansas ■ Ice Storm (2/16-21)■Taloga ■ Wildfire (3/3-7)¤High Island, Texas ■ Hurricane Ike Follow-up (3/12-22)¤ ■Anadarko ■ Wind Storm (5/14-22)¤ ■Philippines ■ Flood (10/7-14)■Altus / Carnegie / Duncan / Lawton / Lexington / Pryor / Purcell / Seminole ■ Ice Storm (12/24)¤ ■

Wisconsin ■ Tornado (April)¤ ■Tushka ■ Tornado (4/15-23)¤ ■Moulton / Hackelburg / Russellville, Alabama ■ Tornado (5/1-9)■Poplar Bluff, Missouri ■ Flood (5/16-22)■Grove / Jay ■ Tornado (5/22)■

Joplin, Missouri ■ Tornado (5/22)■Piedmont / Oklahoma City / Ringling / Haskell ■ Tornado (5/22)¤ ■Battle Creek, Michigan ■ Wind Storm (6/8-17)■Norman ■ Tornado (5/16-17)¤ ■Medicine Park ■ Wildfire (5/24)¤Minot, North Dakota ■ Tornado (July-August)■Japan ■ Earthquake / Tsunami (8/2-12 & 9/16-10/2)■Pinetown, North Carolina ■ Tornado (September)■Bastrop, Texas ■ Wildfire (October)■Haiti ■ Earthquake Follow-up (11/2-13)●

Brooklyn, New York ■ Hurricane Sandy Follow-up (1/4-2/1)¤ ■Spavinaw ■ Tornado (4/19-20)¤ ■

Little Axe / Shawnee / Bethel Acres / Moore / El Reno ■ Tornado (5/19-7/17)¤ ■Broken Arrow ■ Tornado (5/30)¤ ■Poteau / Weleetka ■ Flood (June)¤ ■Colorado ■ Wildfire (June)■Washington ■ Wildfire (August)■Boulder, Colorado ■ Flood (September)¤ ■Guerrero, Mexico ■ Hurricane Manuel (September)■Philippines ■ Typhoon Haiyan (November)$Hugo ■ Ice Storm (December)■

Moore / Sand Springs / Tulsa ■ Tornado (3/27)¤ ■Oklahoma Statewide ■ Flood / Tornado (5/6-7/15)¤

South Carolina ■ Hurricane Joaquin (October)■Houston / San Marcos / Westwego, Texas ■ Flood (November)■Oklahoma City / Enid ■ Ice Storm (11/30)¤ ■Yukon / Eastern Oklahoma ■ Ice Storm / Flood (12/26-1/31/16)¤ ■

Clearing fallen trees in Joplin

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Constructing water purification units in Myanmar

Checking the meal count in mobile kitchen #1

Providing comfort and prayer for tornado victims in Lone Grove

Besides debris removal, 531 ministry contacts were made

Mud-out and mold remediation in a flood-damaged home

Ash-out at 23 home sites in Guthrie

24 volunteers, 10 chaplains and 2 nurses

Medical volunteers treating injured earthquake victims

After Hurricane Isabel, you came to my hometown of Smithfield, Virginia, and set up a feeding unit at my childhood church, Smithfield Baptist. Without you, my parents would not have had a hot meal for an entire week. While they were blessed that their home did not sustain any damage, their yard required days of clean-up. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ■ Christy / Kentucky

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Your group came to our little town of Westville when we had our ice storm. Thank you! ■ Marcela / Oklahoma‘‘

The Climate-Controlled Area will have restrooms with showers for men and women, a conference/training room and dorm space for volunteers during disasters.

The Warehouse will have loading docks, space for storing supplies and room for two 18-wheelers and a mobile command center.

The Non-Enclosed Covered Storage will house equipment, trucks and disaster trailers. There will also be a wash bay and protected parking for volunteers’ vehicles while deployed.

Through a generous gift to the BGCO, First Baptist Church of Moore donated five acres adjacent to the church for construction of a new Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief staging center. With the construction of the TEaM (Training, Equipment and Mobilization) Center, all disaster relief assets can now be housed in one, convenient location. But before this can happen, we must raise $3.63 million.

Will you prayerfully consider helping us build the TEaM Center?

Join our TEaM!

Disaster Relief Equipment Waiting for a New Home• One 48’ Mobile Kitchen (18-wheeler)

capable of producing 30,000 meals per day

• One 53’ refrigerated 18-wheeler to support Mobile Kitchen

• One 4-ton Refrigerated Truck with 24’ box and tailgate lift

• Four 3/4-ton Club Cab Pickups

• One 16’ Childcare Trailer equipped with supplies for children ages birth through eight

• Nineteen Chainsaw Trailers

• Four Shower Trailers

• One 32’ Laundry Trailer

• Two 16’ Flood/Fire Recovery Units

• One 12’ Water Purification Unit

• Three Rebuild/Tarping Units• Four Hybrid Recovery (chainsaw,

flood/fire, tarping) Trailers

Besides the equipment listed above, Oklahoma Disaster Relief owns sixteen 20’ Mobile Kitchens housed at Baptist associations across the state, each capable of producing 3,000 to 5,000 meals per day.

Ministries Provided by Disaster Relief Volunteers• Feeding from Mobile Kitchens

• Chainsaw Teams

• Flood Recovery/Mud-Out Teams

• Fire Recovery/Ash-Out Teams

• Temporary Roofing/Tarp Teams

• Damage Assessment

• Chaplains

• Childcare

• Debris Clearing

• Mobile Shower Trailers

• Mobile Laundry Trailers

• Water Purification

• Water Well Drilling

• Incident Command Teams

• Comfort, Prayer and Encouragement

To learn how you can serve with other Oklahoma Baptists on the BGCO Disaster Relief Team, contact Sam Porter at 405/942-3000, ext. 4337 or sporter@bgco.org.

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

Dirt Work, Utilities, Fence, Gravel Yard

Paving and Shelter Slab

Shelter

Warehouse Building and Completion of Project

Enables us to relocate equipment that can be out in the open at the new site and provides a contingency fund.

Lays the groundwork for the new shelter and heavy truck and equipment access.

Provides covered storage to move the remainder of the equipment to the site.

Finishes the project with the new enclosed facility.

$975,000

$870,000

$575,000

$1,210,000

$3,630,000

Four Phases of Construction

Driveway& Parking

Climate-Controlled

Area(5,062 SQ FT)

TrainingRoom

Restrooms& Showers

Warehouse(8,438 SQ FT)

Non-EnclosedCovered Storage

(15,000 SQ FT)

For additional information or to learn how you can give to the construction of the TEaM Center, contact Marty Harkey at 405-516-4868 or mharkey@BGCO.org.

3800 N. May Avenue • Oklahoma City, OK 73112 405.942.3800 • www.bgco.org • www.okdisasterhelp.org

For additional information or to learn how you can give to the construction of the

TEaM Center, contact Marty Harkey at 405-516-4868 or mharkey@BGCO.org.