BT Staff / Tuesday, June 11, 2024

BMA of Oklahoma And Just The Crumbs

By David Langley, President • BMA of Oklahoma

Just the Crumbs is a nonprofit organization that began in December 2014 to help those in need. Its founder, BMA Minister Lavon Haden, started the ministry by simply handing out hot dogs to the hungry in his town of Columbia, Miss.

His goal was not to ask for money, but for anything people had in excess that he could sell — hence the name “Just the Crumbs” (JTC). This vision has resulted in the establishment of four thrift stores, the profits of which go to disaster relief projects.

This past month, tornados struck here at home in Oklahoma. I am not new to tornados, but I am new to a disaster relief outreach we now support through the BMA of America. We were a beneficiary of this ministry. With their semi-truck, 53-foot mobile kitchen and multiple trailers to help with disaster relief, they provided much-needed help in Marietta and Sulphur, Okla. We have a church close by in Roff that is pastored by Wayne Edgar. His dear wife, Susie, lost her sister-in-law. Please pray for them and others in our state.

At this writing, two other cities in Oklahoma also were hit. BMA of Oklahoma (BMAO) people were on the ground alongside JTC serving meals. We thank each volunteer and those who sent financial support from Arkansas and Oklahoma. I don’t know much about multimedia, so I just tried to reach out as best I could. It was devastating to see the damage to these communities. My wife and I traveled to Sulphur to serve alongside JTC, and what a blessing these folks were. Thank you, BMAO, for serving in this area of ministry in times of such great need.

Food and lodging will be provided for volunteers at the disaster site. Brandy Haden asks us to pray that we would reach the lost. “That’s the whole concept of what we do,” he said, “create opportunities to witness. There’s no better time to do that than when people are in need.”

To donate to BMA Disaster Relief, partnering with Just the Crumbs, or to volunteer, contact Angela Rice at angela@bmamissions.org or call the BMA Missions Office at (501) 455-4977. For more information about BMA Disaster Relief and Just the Crumbs, or to sign up to be a first responder, visit www.bmamissions.org/disasterrelief.

If you would like to volunteer, contact Mike Angus at (228) 669-1108 or Beth Haden at (662) 582-6667. You can also give a tax-deductible donation by clicking the “Just the Crumbs” button on the BMA National Web Site (sbmamissions.org/disasterrelief) or send by mail to Just the Crumbs, 10 Wagon Trail, Sumrall, Miss. 39482.