BOONE, N.C., Sept. 18, 2015\u2014<\/strong>Two specially equipped tractor-trailers, stocked with tools and relief supplies, are on the way to Northern California where wildfires have already destroyed more than 800 homes. These two units will journey cross-country to serve as command centers for Samaritan\u2019s Purse disaster relief teams responding to the crisis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \u201cThese vicious wildfires have already burned up thousands of acres, and they\u2019re still raging,\u201d<\/em> , dijo el presidente de Samaritan\u2019s Purse, Franklin Graham. \u201cWe are praying for those affected, and our teams are there to help devastated families pick up the pieces of their lives.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n International Christian relief organization Samaritan\u2019s Purse will utilize its network of volunteers from across the country to assist families as they sift through the ashes to recover precious items such as photo albums, keepsakes and jewelry. Teams assisting with the Butte fire response will be based at San Andreas Community Covenant Church, and those helping with the Valley fire recovery efforts will be working from Middletown Bible Church.<\/p>\r\n\r\n A team of chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association\u2019s Rapid Response Team has also deployed to the disaster area. These chaplains will be working alongside Samaritan\u2019s Purse to share the love of Christ, providing spiritual and emotional care to victims and families.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Since 1998, Samaritan\u2019s Purse has helped more than 29,000 families in 35 U.S. states following floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires and ice storms. Earlier this year the organization helped people after floods in Texas, Kentucky and Florida; tornadoes in Oklahoma; and ice storms in Tennessee. For information on volunteering or to donate to Samaritan\u2019s Purse relief efforts, visit www.spvolunteernetwork.org<\/a> o www.samaritanspurse.org<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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