Can a public health disaster affect recovery from natural disasters like hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes? Yes, and here’s why.
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How Faith Impacts Post-Disaster Resilience—and What the Church Can Do
Faith has proven central to the way many disaster survivors make sense of and cope with catastrophe, but research shows not every survivor employs it the same way.
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Revitalized Church Hopes to Buoy Community Ravaged by Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence might have blown the steeple off The Gathering in Surf City, N.C., but it’s going to take a lot more than that for this church to stop “living Jesus.”
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Spiritual Paramedics: How Churches Can Bring Hope and Healing following a Disaster
Troy grabbed their four kids and waded through the floodwaters threatening their home. As he took the kids to his truck, he told his wife to grab “whatever is important.”
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What Are the Best Ways to Help Those Recovering from Disasters?
Well-meaning folks can collect truckloads of donations, drive hundreds of miles to a disaster zone, but can find nowhere to deliver the goods. Give smarter.
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How to Shepherd in the Aftermath of a Disaster
Your follow up with victims of the flood will be greatly appreciated. If you remember them in their time of need, they will remember you.
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