The tragedy that struck Appalachia has stirred up a profound emotional response within the local communities and throughout the country. Digging out mud, cleaning debris and donating are just a few contributions volunteers have made. In response, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association deployed chaplains from their Rapid Response Team to minister to homeowners.
Read More(OPINION) To the shock of the state of North Carolina, where my wife Nancy and I have lived in 2003, Hurricane Helene wreaked massive devastation, taking at least 118 lives with at least 92 still missing. No one saw this coming, and it has brought unimaginable suffering to whole communities living in the mountains of our state, where horrific, unprecedented flooding wiped out little towns and destroyed countless homes, businesses and roads.
Read MoreMany charities and nonprofit organizations are currently accepting donations to help the victims of Hurricane Helene. As the country turns its attention to Hurricane Milton, which is expected to bring life-threatening conditions to Florida’s Gulf Coast, specifically Tampa, communities throughout the region are still reeling from the devastation caused by Helene almost two weeks ago.
Read MoreThe Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse, no stranger to reducing tremendous suffering and damage in communities all over the world, has had to find a way to help others as well as themselves. In fact, once Hurricane Helene robbed millions of Americans of their electricity and running water, the focus had to become more local.
Read MoreRicky Stenhouse Jr. had been tested more than once during his often-difficult first decade on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit, the top level of stock car racing. Now he’s known as the winner of NASCAR’s biggest race, the Daytona 500. Stenhouse edged defending Cup Series champion Joey Logano on Sunday night in dramatic fashion.
Read MoreIn the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters — such as hurricanes and wildfires — leave Christian aid ministries short on volunteers.
Read MoreJerry Falwell is on indefinite leave from his role as President and Chancellor of Liberty University after a statement. The university has chosen Jerry Prevo as Acting President in the interim.
Read MoreA neighbor of the field hospital and an area activist had sharply different reactions to Franklin Graham’s organization setting up an emergency medical facility in Central Park.
Read MoreSamaritan’s Purse, the poverty and crisis relief organization known for sending millions of shoeboxes to orphans every Christmas, has said it is mobilizing resources to alleviate the U.S.-Mexico border crisis. The announcement came 10 days after Christian singer Nichole Nordeman wrote an open letter to Graham in the Washington Post.
Read More(COMMENTARY) A leading British Muslim slams Britain’s atheist killjoys for ‘discrimination’ against Muslim children as US charity comes under spotlight.
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