Posted by We have no frame of reference for her story, no way of relating to what Amina* shares. She tells us about needing a man’s permission to flee a war zone with her own children, and how hard that was since her husband had previously left without them. She tries to explain why it is better…Read more »
Posted by For the mine workers and their families in southern Brazil, this past weekend was filled with tears and trauma. The collapse of a massive Vale dam triggered a thirty foot high torrent of mud and debris, and has resulted in the death of hundreds of people and a swath of destruction. EFCA ReachGlobal is on…Read more »
Posted by When One Harbor Church moved into their current location in Morehead City, they did so praying that God would open up doors to reach their surrounding community. And while they had made connections over the years, the recent damage from Hurricane Florence suddenly threw those doors wide open. Almost every house in the surrounding few…Read more »
Posted by Thanksgiving has come and gone for 2018, but every day we give thanks for the many partners of EFCA ReachGlobal Crisis Response. Your support, as prayer warriors and givers of resources and countless volunteer hours, provides the means by which God is glorified through the ministry of Crisis Response. So, thank you for your commitment…Read more »
Posted by Some experiences are just hard to process, and even more difficult to put into words. My visit to Paradise, CA was one of those. Stepping out into the cool morning, I was greeted by what seemed like gently falling snow flurries that covered the car. But the ‘flurries’, in reality, were ashes from the still…Read more »
Posted by The difference 8 hours can make. When Pastor Art Worthington went to bed, the possibility of waking up to his community being reduced to ashes was no where on his mind. But that has become his reality. CA State officials have reported that Paradise, CA has been completely devastated. “Our families have been scattered to…Read more »
Posted by “That was the lowest point for me.” said Karen. Her home had been flooded by Hurricane Harvey, but then she had been taken by a contractor, and was stuck. She recalled, “I didn’t know what I was going to do“. That’s when a volunteer team serving with ReachGlobal Crisis Response, out on a prayer walk, met…Read more »
