‘There is Hope’: Chaplains Encourage Hurricane Dorian Survivors Since Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas last fall, the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (RRT) has offered emotional and spiritual care to those facing devastating loss. “There’s a resilience...
Summary: Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas on or about September 25th, 2019. It came ashore as a Category 4, carrying winds of up to 160 miles per hour. The storm was centered over Grand Bahama, Man of War Cay, Abaco Island, and Elbow Cay. The main distinction...
Providing Life-Saving Care to Dorian Survivors I’ve just returned from the Bahamas, where I met with our Samaritan’s Purse team on the ground who are working day and night to help the victims of Hurricane Dorian. The devastation is hard to fathom. Dorian...
Summary of Samaritan’s Purse Deployment I had the great privilege once again to serve with Samaritan’s Purse assisting homeowners in a flooded area in and around Muskogee, Oklahoma from 6/15/19 through 6/19/19. We assisted two homeowners in the “mud out” of...
BGEA RRT Chaplain report – Mike How Tim and I teamed up together and were assigned to the BGEA RRT Table with Samaritan’s Purse at the LAC (Local Assistance Center) in Chico. The BGEA RRT Chaplains were responding to the Chico-Paradise Fire Disaster. A...
The Camp Fire Deployment to Paradise, CA 12/2/18 to 12/9/18 This is a summary of a deployment as a Chaplain with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team. Here are some statistics taken from the Cal-Fire Website: -Size of the fire: 153,336 acres -Structures Destroyed:...