Evangelical humanitarian aid organization Samaritan’s Purse has responded to the current crisis in Lebanon after a large-scale explosion rocked the capital city of Beirut on Tuesday.
At the time of this writing, the Beirut blast has killed over 100 people, left at least 5,000 injured and at least 300,000 people without a home.
“The country and the people are devastated,” said Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham on Facebook. “Please pray for the families who lost loved ones and those who have been most impacted by this horrible incident.”
According to Samaritan’s Purse, they will be working with a Beirut based church partner in bringing relief to the Lebanese people such as offering emergency food, shelter and medical care.
The explosion comes at a time where Lebanon has been financially affected from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s just devastating. It’s completely unfathomable. We’ve never had anything like this before even in the civil war [1975-1990] in Lebanon,” the church partner said.
As Christian Headlines previously reported, this is the worst explosion the country has ever seen.
Graham mentioned that he spoke with Lebanese-born evangelist Sami Dagher, who founded Karantina Alliance Church in Lebanon. Dagher, whom Graham considers “a dear friend,” also spoke at Billy Graham’s funeral.
“I talked with Sami yesterday, and the church, its Bible…
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