Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham traveled to Lee County on Thursday, October 6, where Hurricane Ian had taken dead aim the week before and had pummeled the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 storm. The Samaritan’s Purse U.S. Disaster Relief team was on the ground in Fort Myers as well as in Englewood and Punta Gorda the day after Hurricane Ian made landfall. Each day, their volunteers are heading out into the community to serve families in need of help. Graham was able to share the hope of Christ during his visit. “When you go through storms like this people want to know if God is mad or angry,” Graham said. “No, He isn’t. We all go through storms in life. It [may be] cancer. It may be marriage or something else. When we go through storms, we need an anchor, and that anchor is Jesus Christ. Jesus said I will never leave you nor forsake you.” ¹
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¹ “Franklin Graham in Florida to Encourage Homeowners and Volunteers.” Samaritan’s Purse International Relief, October 6, 2022, www.samaritanspurse.org/article/franklingraham-in-florida-to-encourage-homeowners-and-volunteers.
