As catastrophic flooding finally eases, Samaritan’s Purse’s teams are in British Columbia to help struggling homeowners in Abbotsford and Merritt.
Your prayers and support can make a critical difference in these difficult days.
At the invitation of the city of Abbotsford, our team has been operating a 200-bed evacuation shelter similar to the facility we operated for fire evacuees during the summer of 2021.
“The scope and suddenness of this disaster were shocking. Our hearts go out to the thousands of people who saw their homes and businesses flooded or destroyed,” said Brent Davis, director of Canadian ministry projects. “We are glad to do all we can to help.”
“The scope and suddenness of this disaster were shocking. Our hearts go out to the thousands of people who saw their homes and businesses flooded or destroyed.”
Samaritan’s Purse’s disaster relief teams, equipped with specialized flood recovery vehicles and equipment, are in Abbotsford and Merritt working with our church partners to help clean up hundreds of damaged homes and properties in each area.
In Abbotsford, one of our team leaders spent considerable time listening to a farmer pour out his anguish over the damage to his home, his farm, and his livelihood. Andy Northup, who is leading our work in Abbotsford, noted, “We could just have our heads down and do the work, but we would miss the very people we are helping. The Bible tells us that “Jesus saw the people and had compassion on them.” The team leader that shared his encounter “saw” the homeowner and his family and had compassion on them.”
Please pray for the affected families, for exhausted first responders, and for our staff as they respond in Jesus’ Name. And please partner with us in what will be a significant relief effort. Together, we can show hurting people that “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1, ESV).
Help Samaritan's Purse respond quickly to victims of disasters within Canada, providing not only physical assistance as people clean up and rebuild after floods, fires, and other disasters, but also emotional and spiritual support in the aftermath of tragedy.