Following Milton's strike on the Gulf Coast of Florida, Samaritan’s Purse is helping in Jesus’ Name.
Milton unleashed torrential rain and ferocious winds across Florida after making landfall Wednesday evening, Oct. 9, near Siesta Key, south of Sarasota. The deadly and powerful storm, which entered the state as a Category 3 hurricane and left as a Category 1 on Thursday morning, spawned tornadoes and caused severe flooding. The Tampa area, spared a direct hit from the eyewall of the storm, nonetheless received 9 inches of rain over a 3-hour period on Wednesday.
Samaritan’s Purse will be deploying to serve Charlotte County, Florida. Our base will be Movement Church in Port Charlotte. We will be helping to mud-out homes and cut up downed trees, while sharing the hope found only in Jesus Christ.
We will also continue our Helene responses in Perry and Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida, including helping with damage from Milton as needed.
Shortly after Helene swamped the Big Bend region of Florida in late September, Samaritan’s Purse deployed two Disaster Relief Units to the Sunshine State. Volunteer teams have since been serving devastated homeowners by clearing strewn debris, cutting fallen trees, and tarping damaged roofs—all the while sharing the Gospel.
Please join us in praying for those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Note: This story was first published Oct. 9 and has been revised as of Oct. 11.
