Samaritan’s Purse has deployed North American Ministries assessment teams to Hawaii to determine our relief response following deadly wildfires that swept through Maui this week. Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains are also en route to provide emotional support and spiritual comfort to residents reeling in the wake of so much loss.
Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham, in a Facebook post Aug. 10, asked people to pray.
“Pray for residents, first responders, and leadership in the wake of this devastating disaster,” he said. “We are working with local officials and churches to assess how Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Relief and Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Rapid Response Chaplains can best help.”
On Tuesday, dry conditions prompted fires on the Aloha State’s second largest island–a manageable burn made catastrophic on Wednesday as winds from Category 4 Hurricane Dora swept it into a blaze. Even from its path, trekking more than 1,000 miles south of Honolulu, the storm produced gusts of up to 70 miles per hour across the Islands. They caused Maui’s brushfires to burn out of control…
