BOONE, N.C., May 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Samaritan's Purse is
on the ground in the Southern plains after the area was hit by
dozens of devastating tornadoes and massive flooding. In the
immediate aftermath of the storms, the organization sent staff and
two disaster relief units—tractor-trailers stocked with critical
relief supplies—to the hard-hit areas of Jefferson City, Missouri and Tulsa, Oklahoma. In the coming days, disaster
response specialists will continue to assess the areas of greatest
need in Oklahoma while volunteers
from across the country begin to aid devastated Missouri families.
The response comes exactly eight years after the North Carolina-based organization helped 770
families return to their homes after a historic EF-5 tornado struck
Joplin, Missouri.
"My heart breaks to know that this is not the first time that
many of these families have experienced this kind of devastating
loss," said Franklin Graham,
president and CEO of Samaritan's Purse. "Please keep our teams in
your prayers as they come alongside these communities and remind
them of the hope that is in Jesus
Christ."
Volunteers from across the country will go out into the
communities each day to help families salvage personal belongings,
clear debris, mud-out homes and remove downed trees.
Chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's Rapid
Response Team will work alongside Samaritan's Purse to provide
emotional and spiritual encouragement to flood and tornado
victims.
For more information about how to help or volunteer with
Samaritan's Purse, go to spvolunteernetwork.org.
Based in Boone, North Carolina,
Samaritan's Purse responds to the physical and spiritual needs of
individuals in crisis situations—especially in locations where few
others are working. Led by President and CEO Franklin Graham, Samaritan's Purse works in more
than 100 countries to provide aid to victims of war, disease,
disaster, poverty, famine and persecution. For more information,
visit SamaritansPurse.org.
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