By Rick Jett
Jan. 13, 1991; p. 4
The camera focused in on a skinny little grandfather who had only a thin blanket to cover his body. The combination of civil war, tidal wave, and cyclone had left this grandfather and thousands like him without food and shelter. As the newscaster reported from Bangladesh in 1972, his closing remarks were, “Can anybody help these people?”
In Marion, Indiana, a man by the name of Milton B. Bates was watching the telecast. His answer to the newscaster was, “Where is the church of Christ? The church is missing the boat. We should be helping these victims of disaster.”
By Jim Nieman
RICK JETT (LEFT) AND DAVID STINE
After 16 years on the board of IDES followed by 19 years as the organization’s executive director,
Rick Jett has transitioned out of the latter role and
David
Since 2016, Stine has served as director of operations with
IDES International Disaster Emergency Service a Christian church/church of Christ organization incorporated in 1973 to provide emergency assistance via missionaries who were in or near disaster situations around the world.
“I am honored to continue the legacy of meeting the physical and spiritual needs of suffering people throughout the world in the name of Jesus Christ,” Stine said.