{"id":115187,"date":"2020-02-19T08:37:14","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T13:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=115187"},"modified":"2020-02-19T08:37:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T13:37:14","slug":"pr-mississippi-fooding-2-19-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/media\/pr-mississippi-fooding-2-19-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release Mississippi Flooding 2-19-20"},"content":{"rendered":"<main>\r\n           <article class=\"press-release\">\r\n                <h1>Samaritan's Purse Responders on the Ground in Mississippi After Historic Flooding<\/h1>\r\n               <span class=\"pr-date\">BOONE, N.C., Feb. 19, 2020<\/span>\r\n               \r\n               <h2 class=\"subhead\">Tractor Trailer Stocked with Tools and Relief Supplies Deployed from Dallas Warehouse<\/h2>\r\n               \r\n               <p>Samaritan\u2019s Purse is on the ground in Mississippi after days of heavy rainfall saturated communities along the Pearl River\u2014creating widespread devastation and displacing hundreds of families. Immediately after the river crested at a historic level, a team of disaster response specialists began working alongside local government officials and church partners to determine the areas of greatest need.<\/p>\r\n               \r\n               <p>The response comes two months after the organization opened its Southwest Ministry Center in Dallas, Texas as part of a strategic initiative to stage resources across the country in order to quickly respond following a natural disaster. One of the facility\u2019s two Disaster Relief Units\u2014 tractor-trailers stocked with tools and relief supplies\u2014is on the way to provide critical aid.<\/p>\r\n               \r\n               <p><i>&ldquo;Mississippi families are overwhelmed and hurting after unprecedented flooding,&rdquo;<\/i> dijo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/media\/bio-franklin-graham\/\">Franklin Graham<\/a>, president and CEO of Samaritan's Purse. <i>&ldquo;We will help them recover physically from the storm while reminding them that God loves them. Please pray for God\u2019s peace and comfort as they get back on their feet.&rdquo;<\/i><\/p>\r\n               \r\n               <p>As soon as floodwaters recede, teams of volunteers from across the country will help hurting families remove waterlogged drywall, clear debris and salvage any personal belongings that may have survived the floodwaters.<\/p>\r\n               \r\n               <div class=\"media-opportunities\">\r\n                   <h3>Oportunidades para los medios<\/h3>\r\n                    <ul>\r\n                        <li>Interview Leroy Wentz, program manager of U.S. Disaster Relief for Samaritan's Purse, on the ground in Mississippi<\/li>\r\n                        \r\n                        <li>Interview Bruce Poss, director of North American Ministries for Samaritan's Purse on the ground in Mississippi <\/li>\r\n                        \r\n                        <li>Descargar <a href=\"\/es\/media\/resources\/#photos\">Fotos de alta resoluci\u00f3n<\/a> of Samaritan\u2019s Purse U.S. Disaster Relief.<\/li>\r\n                        \r\n                        <li>Descargar <a href=\"\/es\/media\/resources\/#b-roll\">Transmisi\u00f3n de videos de calidad b-roll<\/a> of Samaritan\u2019s Purse U.S. Disaster Relief.<\/li>\r\n                   <\/ul>\r\n               <\/div>\r\n               \r\n               <h3>On-Site Media Contact<\/h3>\r\n               <p>Alyssa Benson, \r\n                   <br> \r\n                   <a href=\"tel:828-266-5029\">828.266.5029<\/a>\r\n                   \r\n                   <br> \r\n                   <a href=\"mailto:abenson@samaritan.org\">abenson@samaritan.org <\/a>\r\n               <\/p>\r\n               \r\n               <p>Chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's Rapid Response Team will work alongside Samaritan's Purse to provide emotional and spiritual encouragement to families affected by this flooding.<\/p>\r\n               \r\n               <p>For more information about how to help or volunteer with Samaritan's Purse, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spvolunteer.org\/project-response\/\">spvolunteernetwork.org<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n               \r\n               <p class=\"end\">Basada en Boone, Carolina del Norte, Samaritan's Purse responde a las necesidades f\u00edsicas y espirituales de los individuos en situaciones de crisis, especialmente en lugares donde no existen muchas personas ayudando. Liderada por el Presidente y Director Ejecutivo Franklin Graham, Samaritan's Purse trabaja en m\u00e1s de 100 pa\u00edses brindando ayuda a las v\u00edctimas de guerra, enfermedades, desastres, pobreza, hambruna y persecuci\u00f3n. Para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n, vis\u00edtanos en: <a href=\"\">SamaritansPurse.org\/espanol<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n            <\/article>\r\n        <\/main>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Samaritan's Purse Responders on the Ground in Mississippi After Historic Flooding BOONE, N.C., Feb. 19, 2020 Tractor Trailer Stocked with Tools and Relief Supplies Deployed from Dallas Warehouse Samaritan\u2019s Purse is on the ground in Mississippi after days of heavy rainfall saturated communities along the Pearl River\u2014creating widespread devastation and displacing hundreds of families. 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