Samaritan's Purse CEO Franklin Graham told the Christian Post that God is faithful amid suffering and that Americans must rely on each other after the recent hurricane devastation in the southeastern United States that afflicted his hometown, the Christian Post website reports today(Oct. 13, 2024).
He also advised Americans against waiting for the government to save them in the wake of the damage from Hurricane Helene, which tore through a corridor extending from the Florida panhandle into Appalachia last week .
The storm left wide swaths of death and destruction, especially in Graham's native western North Carolina, where his nonprofit Samaritan's Purse is based in Boone. The relief organization has been using helicopters to carry food, water,and medical kits to some of the state's remote western counties, Graham said.
Graham noted the fact that Samaritan's Purse, which ministers to devastated populations around the world, is now helping people in its own neighborhood. He said his own house in Boone continues to be without electricity.
"A lot of people, when there's a crisis like this, ask why,," he said. "Why did God allow it? He's a God of love: Why did God allow this? We know from the Bible that God loves us, and He cares for us.
Graham added, "We are going to have storms in life, and the Bible tells us that if we put our faith and trust in Christ, that not only will He get us through this life, He will take us all the way to Heaven to be with Him one day.
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