WHITE PINE — A spike in fuel costs has created a response of biblical proportions.
Danny Newman, Bill Etter and fellow servants involved in Jefferson County Baptist Association Disaster Relief are volunteering scores of hours weekly to provide firewood to those in need. Working from a White Pine staging area, the trained emergency responders collect, cut and split wood.
The ministry has several purposes. According to the group’s landing page on the Jefferson County Baptist Association’s webpage, the primary call is to be able “to present Jesus by helping others when needs arise.”
Another is to provide training and skills preparation so that tree and timber crews will be up to date on necessary certifications when called into service when catastrophe strikes. A third builds camaraderie among participants so team members are connected when called into action. [Read more…]