Hear from Letis, a mother of two in the mountains of western North Carolina, and how Samaritan's Purse was able to help a Salvadoran family in their time of need.
Letis Avila lifted her hands to the Lord in prayer as Hurricane Helene bore down on her western North Carolina home last September.
Though the storm took a lot from the Salvadoran mother of two, Letis is still praising God today.
Soon after the sky cleared and waters receded, two Samaritan’s Purse staff members arrived at her door with hope and encouragement from God’s Word. They also brought resources to help sustain her and the children as they recovered from the devastation left behind by Helene. We gave Letis a grocery store gift card that provided her with weeks’ worth of much-needed food—a lifeline during a difficult season for the family.
“From the moment they entered,” she said of the Samaritan’s Purse staff, “it was like two angels entering your house.”
HEAR MORE OF LETIS’ STORY IN THE VIDEO ABOVE.
Samaritan’s Purse also gifted her son a copy of the New Testament, the same copy we give to Operation Christmas Child shoebox recipients who go through our discipleship course, The Greatest Journey. Suddenly, Letis recognized the logo on the book and remembered that she’d received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift when she was a child in El Salvador.
We praise God for all that He is doing through our continued response to the damage left from Hurricane Helene. Also, as the Christmas season approaches, please prayerfully consider packing an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift to send the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth.
Visit samaritanspurse.org/occ to learn more about Operation Christmas Child and how you can get involved!
