{"id":258922,"date":"2025-02-05T09:37:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=258922"},"modified":"2025-03-04T12:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T17:59:25","slug":"february25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samaritanspurse.org\/es\/franklin-graham\/february25\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter February 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section-full-width hero-split relative\">\r\n    <div class=\"franlin-update-label mobile\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august22\/SP_icon_white.png\"\r\n            class=\"splogo\" alt=\"Samaritan's Purse logo\">\r\n        <h4>Franklin&#160;Graham&#160;Update&#160;<span\r\n                class=\"divide\">|&#160;<span id=\"month\">February<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"hero-split-img-container\">\r\n        <!--<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/may23\/2339US-A12-110-hero.jpg\" alt=\"Remnants left of a home in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.\" class=\"hero-split-img\">-->\r\n        <figure class=\"video-container margin-top-none margin-bottom-none\"\r\n            id=\"fgvideo\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"video1\" id=\"video1\" style=\"position: relative; display: block;\">\r\n                    <div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\r\n                        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/players.sardius.media\/82aD088d0aAbEF4\/dotorg\/asset\/Bb10DCC85B09A77E2366766d51C1\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;border:0;\"><\/iframe>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <noscript>\r\n                        <div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video<\/div>\r\n                <\/noscript>\r\n        <\/figure>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"title-section relative\" style=\"margin: 0 auto !important;\">\r\n        <div class=\"franlin-update-label desktop\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august22\/SP_icon_white.png\"\r\n                class=\"splogo\" alt=\"Samaritan's Purse logo\">\r\n            <h4>Franklin&#160;Graham&#160;Update&#160;<span\r\n                    class=\"divide\">|&#160;<span id=\"month\">February<\/span><\/span>\r\n            <\/h4>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h1 class=\"nl-title\"><span class=\"first-line fade-in delay-1\" style=\"color: #8d8b00;\">Rising From<\/span><br>\r\n        <span class=\"fade-in delay-2\">the Mud and Ashes<\/span><\/h1>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n<!-- TITLE SECTION -->\r\n<!--\r\n    <section class=\"title-section\" style=\"margin: 0 auto !important;\">\r\n        <h1 class=\"nl-title\"><span class=\"first-line fade-in delay-1\">AFTER <em>the<\/em> SHOEBOX... <\/span><br><span class=\"second-line fade-in delay-2\">The Greatest Journey Begins<\/span><span class=\"fade-in delay-2\"><\/span><\/h1>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n-->\r\n \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n<!-- TOP STORY SECTION -->    \r\n    <section class=\"top-story\"> <!-- padding-bottom-none-->\r\n        <div class=\"contain\">\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <!--<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/january25\/2492US-E2-281-FG.jpg\" class=\"franklin-photo shadow\" alt=\"Franklin Graham\">-->\r\n            <div id=\"cta-button-on\"><\/div>\r\n       \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"margin-top full-width\">\r\n                <span style=\"text-transform: uppercase;font-weight: 600;\" id=\"dear-friend\">Dear Friend<\/span>,\r\n            <\/p>\r\n            <p class=\"margin-top-none full-width dropcap\">Samaritan's Purse had the honor of hosting Donald Trump on his first trip as the 47th president, when he and his wife, Melania, came to North Carolina to encourage survivors of Hurricane Helene and see what the new administration can do to accelerate the&#160;recovery.<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">It's going to take years for North Carolina to rebuild from Helene, which damaged or destroyed more than 100,000 homes. Samaritan's Purse is working right now to rebuild up to 500 houses and replace up to 500 mobile homes, including some in&#160;Tennessee.<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            <figure>\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/february25\/2524US-C2-822-fg-trump.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/february25\/2524US-C2-822-fg-trump.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                <figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;margin: .6rem!important;\"><strong style=\"color: #3374ba;\">RECOVERY STARTS HERE:<\/strong> \"No American is going to be left behind,\" President Trump assured hurricane survivors near Asheville,&#160;N.C.<\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">The president and first lady braved freezing weather and muddy conditions to meet Helene survivors near Asheville. \"You are not forgotten any longer,\" he told them. \"We'll be by your side every step of the rebuilding, and no American is going to be left&#160;behind.\"<\/p> \r\n    \r\n            \r\n\r\n            <!--<div class=\"sharing-hope float-right\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/shijn\/img\/SHIJN.svg\" alt=\"Sharing Hope in Jesus' Name Conference\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\">\r\n                <p><strong>Be Prepared to Help When Disaster&#160;Strikes<\/strong><\/p>\r\n                <a class=\"primary button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sharinghopeconference.org\/event\/95fffd46-092f-49a8-8044-a79c0875cf09\/register?RefId=Registration&amp;rp=ab75e4d3-9ffc-4afe-ab80-74889b73dc33\">Register Now<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>-->\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">We met at the home of Chris and Kim West, just a few miles from where I grew up. The Wests' quiet homeplace along the Swannanoa River is now gutted after Samaritan's Purse volunteers cleaned out debris and mud two feet deep. Samaritan's Purse will build the Wests a new&#160;house.<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <!-- PODCAST PLAYER -->\r\n            \r\n                <!-- SINGLE EPISODE PLAYER -->\r\n                <div style=\"padding: 1rem;border: 1px solid #c5c5c5;margin: 2rem 0;background: #fff;\">\r\n                    <div id=\"buzzsprout-player-16533014\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1928990\/episodes\/16533014-a-family-s-story-of-survival-hurricane-helene.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-16533014&player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n                    <p class=\"podcast-caption\"><span style=\"color:#008dcd;font-weight:bold;\">ON THE GROUND:<\/span> Hear a testimony of God\u2019s faithfulness in a storm, as Kristy Graham talks with a family of five who lost their home in Hurricane Helene. Even though they watched everything they had worked for wash away, the Bowens chose to trust&#160;God.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <!-- MULTIPLAYER -->\r\n                <!--<div class=\"podcast-multiplayer\">\r\n                    <iframe id=\"player_iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1928990?artist=&client_source=large_player&iframe=true&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzsprout.com%2F1928990%2Fpodcast%2Fembed&tags=july-24-newsletter\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"266\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse\"><\/iframe>\r\n                <p class=\"podcast-caption\">On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse is a podcast taking you to the frontlines and behind the scenes of our work around the world. Join our host, Kristy Graham, as you experience what it\u2019s like to be in the field with our teams, and hear firsthand from staff, volunteers, and people we help.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>-->\r\n\r\n            <!-- PODCAST PLAYER END -->\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n\r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">Helene ushered in a brutally cold winter in the Appalachian Mountains. Samaritan's Purse has provided heated campers to families who had nowhere else to stay. Corey and Lucinda Braddock were living in a leaking camper until we gave them a new one. \"I'm so grateful,\" Corey said. \"It's a new start for&#160;us.\"<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <figure>\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/february25\/2524US-B3-058-Braddock.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/february25\/2524US-B3-058-Braddock.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                <figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;margin: .6rem!important;\">Chaplain Greg Duvall (left) greets Corey and Lucinda Braddock.<\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">We praise God that hundreds of hurricane and California wildfire survivors have prayed to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. <em>\"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead\"<\/em> (1 Peter&#160;1:3).<\/p>\r\n            \r\n        \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n           \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <!--\r\n            <figure>\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy shadow\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/december24\/24102US-A-228-prayer.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/december24\/24102US-A-228-prayer.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                <figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;margin: .6rem!important;\"><strong style=\"color: #8d8b00;\">REDEEMING THE FLOOD:<\/strong> Glade Spring Baptist Church in Virginia packed extra shoeboxes to replace gifts destroyed by flooding in Damascus (pictured below).<\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n            -->\r\n            \r\n\r\n\r\n            \r\n            <!-- ADDED FOR FULL WIDTH VIDEO -->\r\n        <\/div>        \r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <section class=\"section-full-width\">\r\n        <figure class=\"video-container\" id=\"video\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"video2\" id=\"video2\" style=\"position: relative; display: block;\">\r\n                    <div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\r\n                        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/players.sardius.media\/82aD088d0aAbEF4\/dotorg\/asset\/D606492d1A82DDBA96E72DAB21BD\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;border:0;\"><\/iframe>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <noscript>\r\n                        <div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video<\/div>\r\n                <\/noscript>\r\n        <\/figure>\r\n        \r\n    <\/section>\r\n    \r\n    <section>\r\n        <div class=\"contain\">\r\n        <!-- ADDED FOR FULL WIDTH IMAGE -->\r\n            \r\n            <!--<figure class=\"video-container\" id=\"video\">\r\n                [video id=\"D606492d1A82DDBA96E72DAB21BD\"]\r\n                <figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;margin: .6rem!important;\"><\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>-->\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <h3>California: 'You are doing God's work'<\/h3>\r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">More than 16,000 homes were destroyed in the wildfires that ravaged California in January. I went to Los Angeles to thank our teams and the firefighters, and to pray with survivors and volunteers. After visiting the charred ruins of Altadena and the Pacific Palisades, it's hard to imagine how quickly the flames engulfed these communities. One firefighter told me that flames are unstoppable in 80 mph&#160;winds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n            <figure>\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/february25\/_2SC4446-fire-dept.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/february25\/_2SC4446-fire-dept.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                <figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;margin: .6rem!important;\"><strong style=\"color:#3374ba;\">OUT OF THE FURNACE:<\/strong> I wanted to thank the firefighters, some of whom worked 72-hour shifts on the&#160;frontlines. <\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <!--\r\n            <figure>\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy shadow\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/january25\/2524US-A-034-homes.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/january25\/2524US-A-034-homes.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                <figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;margin: .6rem!important;\">These mobile homes&#8212;just off the line&#8212;were manufactured for Samaritan's Purse to include enhanced features aimed at storm safety and durability. We are working through the permitting process and site preparation to get these homes to families in need as quickly as possible.<\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n            -->\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">Before families can think about rebuilding, they need our help to recover personal contents from their homes. Sorting through the ashes, our trained volunteers have recovered rings, a porcelain Nativity scene, and a blue topaz stone turned clear by the intense heat. When Jaime and Debbie Gomez returned home, only the chimney was standing. But they rejoiced when our teams found a ceramic Christmas-tree angel that her mother once brought from&#160;Cuba.<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <figure>\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/february25\/2525US-B13-235-fg-handshake.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/february25\/2525US-B13-235-fg-handshake.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n            <figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;margin: .6rem!important;\">Debbie Gomez told me how much she appreciated our team searching through ashes to find a family&#160;treasure.<\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n\r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">\"This is the first time I've seen my wife smile in two weeks,\" Jaime said. \"This is very meaningful, and we wouldn't have found these things without the volunteers. What you guys are doing is amazing and awe-inspiring. You're doing God's work, and are an answer to&#160;prayer.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">Many more homes were spared through the brave effort of firefighters. One fireman described how his crew worked 72 straight hours, losing track of the time because the smoke had blotted out the sunshine. He thanked Jesus for giving him the strength to carry on. We installed water filters so that sooty firemen could finally take&#160;showers.<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">One of our volunteers is a former firefighter named Miguel who explained to me the power of this ministry: \"What we do here is like attending a funeral for the homes of these families. We have the honor to come alongside the homeowner and grieve with them and recover what we&#160;can.\"<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <figure>\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/february25\/2525US-B4-237-sift.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/february25\/2525US-B4-237-sift.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                <figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;margin: .6rem!important;\"><strong style=\"color: #3374ba;\">ANSWERED PRAYERS:<\/strong> Volunteers rejoice at discovering a family treasure in the&#160;ashes.<\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">One of our first worksites was the charred home of a fire department mechanic named Adam. He and his wife had lost everything. Firefighters share a special brotherhood, and the Lord opened doors for Miguel to share the Gospel and lead Adam in prayer to receive Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. As King Nebuchadnezzar declared after the Lord delivered Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego from the fiery furnace: <em>\"There is no other God who can deliver like this\"<\/em> (Daniel&#160;3:29).<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">We praise God for the ways He is working through Samaritan's Purse to bring the hope of salvation to those who have lost so much. Thank you for your generosity and prayers. May God richly bless&#160;you.<\/p>\r\n\r\n            <p class=\"sincerely-fg\">Sincerely,<br>\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/june22\/Authorized-FG-Signature.png\" class=\"fgsig\">\r\n                <span class=\"fg-name\">Franklin Graham<\/span>\r\n            <\/p>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <!-- SLIDESHOW -->\r\n            <!--\r\n            <div class=\"slideshow-containerr\">\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"mySlides1 fadee\">\r\n                    <div class=\"numbertextt\">1 \/ 6<\/div>\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\"><strong>POWER LIFTING:<\/strong> Army Chinook helicopters airlifted hundreds of generators and other emergency supplies into storm-stricken communities. Boone, North&#160;Carolina<\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"mySlides1 fadee\">\r\n                    <div class=\"numbertextt\">2 \/ 6<\/div>\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">Asheville area, North Carolina<\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"mySlides1 fadee\">\r\n                    <div class=\"numbertextt\">3 \/ 6<\/div>\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">Swannanoa, North Carolina<\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"mySlides1 fadee\">\r\n                    <div class=\"numbertextt\">4 \/ 6<\/div>\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">Valdosta, Georgia<\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"mySlides1 fadee\">\r\n                    <div class=\"numbertextt\">5 \/ 6<\/div>\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">Perry, Florida<\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"mySlides1 fadee\">\r\n                    <div class=\"numbertextt\">6 \/ 6<\/div>\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">Tampa, Florida<\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <a class=\"prevv\" onclick=\"plusSlides(-1, 0)\">&#10094;<\/a>\r\n                <a class=\"nextt\" onclick=\"plusSlides(1, 0)\">&#10095;<\/a>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            -->\r\n            <!-- SLIDESHOW -->\r\n            \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n               \r\n\r\n        \r\n            \r\n            \r\n\r\n        <\/div>        \r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <section id=\"neg-margin\" class=\"section-full-width\"><!-- style=\"margin-bottom: 4.8rem;\"-->\r\n        <figure class=\"margin-top-none relative\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0!important;\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/february25\/2525US-B13-541-sift-bottom.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/february25\/2525US-B13-541-sift-bottom.jpg\">\r\n            <!--<figcaption class=\"dark-caption\">These mobile homes&#8212;just off the line&#8212;were manufactured for Samaritan's Purse to include enhanced features aimed at storm safety and durability. We are working through the permitting process and site preparation to get these homes to families in need as quickly as&#160;possible.<\/figcaption>-->\r\n        <\/figure>\r\n        \r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    <!-- WAYS TO HELP SECTION -->\r\n    <section id=\"ways-to-help\" class=\"io\">\r\n        <a href=\"#ways-to-help\" class=\"primary button cta-button\">Ways to Help<\/a>\r\n        <header>\r\n            <h2>Ways You Can <span>Help<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <div class=\"pray\">\r\n                <h3>Pray<\/h3>\r\n                <p>Please lift up the people in North Carolina and California who are counting on Samaritan's Purse as they deal with life-changing disasters. Pray for the ongoing relief and evangelism projects of Samaritan's Purse around the&#160;world.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"pray\">\r\n                <h3>Volunteer<\/h3>\r\n                <p>Samaritan's Purse will be working for years to rebuild and replace destroyed houses, and as we enter the tornado season, our U.S. Disaster Relief Teams are always on alert. If you or your church can lend a hand, sign up at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spvolunteer.org\/\">spvolunteer.org<\/a>. <\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <!--\r\n            <div class=\"year-end-section\">\r\n                <h3>Year-End Giving<\/h3>\r\n                <p>The end of the year is ideal time to prayerfully consider a tax-wise gift to Samaritan's Purse to help save lives, meet urgent needs, and share the hope of the Gospel. For information about giving appreciated stocks, tax-free IRA rollovers, or charitable gift annuities, please call our Donor Ministries department at 833-345-3422.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            -->\r\n        <\/header>\r\n        \r\n        <dl>\r\n            \r\n            <!--CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES-->\r\n            <div>\r\n                <dt>CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES<\/dt>\r\n                <dd>Entire neighborhoods have been reduced to ashes. 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Your gift of $6 per child will provide lesson materials, teacher training, and a New Testament in the local language for each graduate. 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