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Spiritual Care During Disasters

While recently talking with a friend, he discussed a story from when he was younger about the unfortunate event of experiencing a house fire while in the midst of a flood. His family of nine lost everything. Displaced and despondent, my friend's church came alongside his family to meet several immediate physical needs. I asked my friend if he remembered any good from that experience. He answered my question in a most astonishing way. He told me that his mother was only upset because her Bible was destroyed by the fire. However, when they arrived at their temporary home, someone had left a note and a new Bible for her. The local body of believers surrounded his family by providing spiritual care and hope through such a disaster.