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Episode #355

Tornadoes ripped across the Mid-South this past weekend and Southern Baptists have stepped up their relief efforts in response.

News Recap

• Mid-South Tornadoes
  • Overnight storms leave death and destruction in five states – https://bit.ly/3p5ZXFQ
  • 64 confirmed dead in Kentucky tornadoes; more than 100 unaccounted for – https://bit.ly/3yC9Eir
  • Southern Baptists establish relief sites, begin serving storm survivors – https://bit.ly/3E5RZQY
  • Financial gifts needed as Southern Baptists respond to December tornado outbreak – https://bit.ly/3yA60W4
  • Southern Baptists arriving to help in ‘mammoth’ tornado recovery – https://bit.ly/3dZz67I
  • GuideStone working to help storm victims – https://bit.ly/3yAfAs4
  • In tornado’s wake, a church and pastor turn to God, service – https://bit.ly/30AYNZr
  • Litton, Wright visit storm-ravaged town, see Southern Baptist cooperation ‘at its best’ – https://bit.ly/3F7K0nR
• Stone withdraws lawsuit against Moore – https://bit.ly/30Bi3G5
• Houston church records more than 1,100 decisions for Christ at Christmas performances – https://bit.ly/3FaiI0g
• Lifeway India launches first-of-its-kind ‘Telugu Study Bible’ – https://bit.ly/3F4tVj2
• Iorg presses graduates to ‘stand firm’ – https://bit.ly/30Dt7mc
• Dew urged graduates to pursue Christ as their ultimate purpose – https://bit.ly/3p3p3F0

This Week in SBC History

• Top Ten Stories from around the SBC in 1959
  • http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/1403,19-Dec-1959.pdf

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Resources of the Week

• Amy: Rebekah: An American Surgeon in India
• Jonathan: Send Relief