{"id":103819,"date":"2019-03-15T14:34:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T18:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=103819"},"modified":"2019-03-27T09:09:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T13:09:32","slug":"pr-camp-fire-12-10-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samaritanspurse.org\/es\/media\/pr-camp-fire-12-10-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release Camp Fire 12-10-18"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Flames Finally Clear; Samaritan\u2019s Purse Helping California Wildfire Victims<\/h1>\r\n Chico, Calif., Dec. 10, 2018<\/span>\r\n \r\n

Teams of Volunteers Recover Precious Belongings, Providing Closure After Camp Fire<\/h2>\r\n \r\n

As the Camp Fire raged last month, North Carolina-based Samaritan\u2019s Purse deployed staff and a tractor-trailer stocked with tools relief supplies to Chico, and immediately began coordinating with local officials, meeting with families who needed assistance, and comforting survivors.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

Now that the flames have subsided and with more than 1,800 families requesting the relief organization\u2019s help, teams of Samaritan\u2019s Purse volunteers from around the nation are helping homeowners recover anything that may have survived the fire.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

“Our hearts break for the thousands of families who have returned home to find nothing left,”<\/em> dijo Franklin Graham<\/a>, el presidente de Samaritan's Purse. “It is hard to imagine what they are facing, but I want them to know that God loves them. That\u2019s why we are coming alongside hurting families\u2014 to remind them that they are not alone and help them start to pick up the pieces. Please continue to pray for everyone affected.”<\/em><\/p>\r\n \r\n

Samaritan\u2019s Purse is mobilizing volunteers to assist families in searching for personal contents\u2014an important step in the recovery process. Teams of volunteers are helping recover personal items from the ashes, looking for jewelry, coins and other keepsakes that may have survived the flames. Even the smallest item can be invaluable to a hurting homeowner.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

“The Camp Fire completely destroyed Paradise, California. It is unlike anything I have ever seen. Families have lost everything—many are sleeping in parking lots and tents because they don\u2019t know where to turn,”<\/i> said Luther Harrison, vice president of North American Ministries for Samaritan\u2019s Purse. “We are here to be the hands and feet of Jesus—helping families start to recover.”<\/i><\/p>\r\n \r\n

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