Local organizations in Middle Georgia are collecting donations and providing aid to communities in South Georgia following recent hardship.

Lizella Baptist Church is donating items including snacks, water, food, cleaning supplies and clothing to help those in need.

Executive Pastor Rick Parsons said helping others is a core part of the church’s mission.

“We have people in need and were a church that loves people. Christ calls us to love one another and were called to show the love of Christ. And we know that there’s hurting people, in communities in our state, so we want to reach out and try to do all that we can to help them, and to overcome, some of this tragedy that they have experienced,” said Parsons.

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