BOONE, N.C., March 21, 2016 \u2014<\/strong>Samaritan\u2019s Purse, an international Christian relief organization, is deploying a tractor-trailer stocked with relief supplies to East Texas\u2014where towns have been submerged by record-breaking flooding. Initial reports estimate that 4,400 homes have received flood damage with more than 800 homes severely damaged or completely destroyed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n The N.C.-based organization will enlist volunteers from across the country to help families clean out their flood-damaged homes and will focus their efforts in Deweyville and Orange, Texas. Teams will tear out damaged drywall, remove flooring, clear debris and spray chemicals designed to stop mold growth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \u201cThis flood has devastated entire communities in Texas,\u201d <\/em> dijo Franklin Graham, presidente de Samaritan\u2019s Purse. \u201cThey need our help, and we want to be there for them. We want to show them there is hope beyond this storm.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n The disaster relief unit is a tractor-trailer stocked with heavy-duty tarps, generators and other tools that will aid in the cleanup efforts. This unit will serve as the command center and will be based at Mauriceville Assembly of God Church in Orange, Texas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n A team of chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association\u2019s Rapid Response Team has also been deployed to the disaster area. They will be working alongside Samaritan\u2019s Purse to provide emotional and spiritual encouragement to flood victims.<\/p>\r\n\r\n For more information about how you can help or to volunteer with Samaritan\u2019s Purse, go to www.spvolunteernetwork.org<\/a>. Donations to help with the flood relief efforts can be made at www.samaritanspurse.org<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Samaritan\u2019s Purse has helped more than 29,000 families in 35 U.S. states following floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires and ice storms. Currently the organization\u2019s U.S. disaster teams are responding to the massive flooding in Louisiana, and recently provided aid to victims of the deadly tornadoes in Mississippi and wildfires in California.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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