Breaking down barriers — new and old — to help tornado victims
MAYFIELD, Ky. — Before the tornado, Penny Wade Smith grew frustrated with the neighborhood behind her business. Rob Smith shared his wife's concern. As the…
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Racial barriers broken as Christians mourn three family members killed in Alabama tornado
A tiny town in Alabama. A high school football star. A gospel singer gone blind. Three open caskets at a borrowed Baptist church. If the…
Serving amid COVID-19, husband and wife try to balance safety and compassion
Hours after Easter Sunday tornadoes walloped the twin cities of Monroe and West Monroe in northeastern Louisiana, Ryan Lee came home from working with a…
COVID-19 challenges Christian relief ministries’ response to spring tornadoes
After an EF3 tornado slammed into Jonesboro, Ark., on March 28, the Nettleton Church of Christ could have used the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse…
Volunteer State
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Mike Luke wore a bright orange “Disaster Assistance Church of Christ” T-shirt as he steered a four-wheel vehicle carrying food and supplies…
Singing ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’ in memory of 2-year-old Sawyer
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Two-year-old Sawyer Kimberlin had a podium, a pitch pipe, a microphone and a songbook. “His passion was leading others in songs of…
On Sunday after tornadoes, sadness gives way to gladness
MT. JULIET, Tenn. — I don’t know if God or guilt prompted me to take the Interstate 40 exit to Mt. Juliet. Maybe both? Just…
‘Pray for comfort and peace and hope. We are hurting’
John Nichols, his wife, Kasey, and their three sons — ages 9, 5 and 2 — were asleep when they heard the tornado sirens about…
Three more members of Churches of Christ confirmed dead in tornadoes, bringing total to six
A Tennessee congregation is mourning a family of three — including the minister's daughter, son-in-law and young grandson — killed in the tornadoes that claimed…
4-year-old daughter of Tennessee youth minister among tornado victims
The 4-year-old daughter of a youth minister is among at least three victims of Tennessee's devastating overnight tornadoes with ties to Churches of Christ. The…
