By Gary D. Myers 

NEW ORLEANS -- When Bob and Linda Jackson, directors of MissionLab at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, heard that the Red Cross would no longer be providing meals for Seminary, they didn’t panic. They began to pray.

The announcement came in early November when the Jacksons were serving 400 meals a day to campus and city workers. The Jacksons quickly e-mailed all their friends about the crisis and asked for prayer. As the Jacksons’ friends heard about the problem, they told others. Soon an army of prayer warriors had been enlisted.

Though they had never met the Jacksons, one couple committed an entire day to prayer about the need at NOBTS.

“Twenty-four hours later we received the call that we [NOBTS] are a priority because not only do we feed our contract workers, we’re feeding police and we’re feeding [city] workers,” Linda Jackson said.

The Red Cross also informed the Jacksons that as a “priority location” the seminary would continue receiving meals as long as needed. The seminary now receives meals from the Salvation Army at noon and meals from the Red Cross at night. They continue serving 300-400 meals each day.

When the Jacksons reported that the crisis had been averted through prayer, the couple was overwhelmed. They told the Jacksons they had never before experienced such a quick and specific answer to prayer.

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