PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (BP)--A team of medical volunteers from Florida hasn't stopped working since arriving in Haiti on Feb. 3. There is just too much to do.
It has been nearly one month since the massive earthquake shook this impoverished nation. Some estimates have placed the death toll as high as 200,000. Following an initial assessment by Florida and Southern Baptist disaster relief representatives, Florida joined South Carolina, Kentucky and Mississippi in mobilizing emergency medical teams to help lead the Baptist response, following initial medical teams from Arkansas and North Carolina. Read More
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BP)--Contrary to what some are suggesting about Focus on the Family's far-from-controversial Super Bowl ads, the organization's goal from the get-go was not to spark a media storm -- and fire up its critics -- but simply to draw more attention to its ministry, a spokesperson says.
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In Haiti, hope grows from quake's ruins
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (BP)--Nearly a month after an earthquake ravaged the Port-au-Prince region of Haiti leaving 200,000 dead, stories of anguish and hope are rising from the rubble.
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MEDIA UPDATE: Idaho 10 face dire conditions; Silsby focus of inquiry
WASHINGTON (BP)--Dire circumstances facing 10 U.S. Baptists detained in Haiti continue to unfold sporadically in media reports, including news that the five men and five women were split up Feb. 5, with the men going to the national penitentiary and the women to a women's jail.
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