Christian Group Offers Helping Hand in Madison County
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Updated: 11:01 PM Sep 18, 2008
Christian Group Offers Helping Hand in Madison County
For the second day in a row, outage-weary residents in Madison County got to enjoy delicious, hot meals Thursday from some pretty special strangers.
Posted: 10:57 PM Sep 18, 2008
Reporter: Joe Brown
Email Address: brown@kbtx.com
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For the second day in a row, outage-weary residents in Madison County got to enjoy delicious, hot meals Thursday from some pretty special strangers.

Members of an Oklahoma-based disaster relief team from the Southern Baptist Convention have set up shop at First Baptist Madisonville where they're cooking up food for those in need. They're providing lunch and dinner for residents in Madisonville, Midway and North Zulch.

"We come prepared to serve," said Gene Presley, SBC Disaster Relief Team. "We feel like that's what our Lord and Saviour did. He gives us a command to do that and we just feel called to do that"

Even with power restored to much of Madison County, the group plans to keep cooking as long as its needed. "It's a blessing," Presley said. "I mean we just get such a good feeling from helping people. It's fantastic."


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Posted by: karen Location: north zulch on Sep 20, 2008 at 02:27 PM

My daughter is on the VFD in N.Z.and I went with her saturday the 20th. to pick up the hot meals for our community and it was over whelming to see the oklahoma-based disaster relief team from the SBC cooking the food and getting it ready for everyone, all without one frown, all we could do is cry . I'm so proud of her and all the others that have been there at the station and that has spent many hours there helping all they could .Thank you all and thank you SBC disaster relief team. God Bless you.
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Posted by: Anonymous Location: madisonville on Sep 20, 2008 at 12:22 PM

I just wanted to thank you for coming in but the fire dept of the community were helping too and I want to thank them very very much with out all there help who knows how long it would have been before the hot meals to go us here in the community. Thank you to everyone that helped out its a good thing to do.
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Posted by: North Zulch VFD Location: North Zulch on Sep 19, 2008 at 05:34 PM

Thank you very much for all that you are doing!! We greatly appreciate all that you are doing! You have made it easier for our department to help our community. God Bless You and keep up the good work!
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