Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Jesus Calling podcast.

In the hours before September 28th, 2022, Hurricane Ian barrelled toward the Florida coast

and no one knew the level of devastation that would occur in its wake.

With 147 deaths, multiple homes and buildings decimated, and over 60,000 people displaced

from their homes, volunteers from all over the world streamed into Florida communities

to lend their help toward healing and rebuilding.

We talked to two of those good Samaritans who gave their time and resources to offer refuge

and hope after devastating loss.

First, we'll hear from Reverend David Acton.

My name is David Acton, married to Chanel.

We have four awesome kids that are grown and almost out of the house, born and raised

in Miami, Florida, went to seminary out in San Francisco and served overseas as missionary

church planters with the International Board for 24 years.

We've just returned to the States a few years ago with some really exciting challenges,

pretty much trying to lead a local church body here in Florida, like we did with our

church plans in Western Europe with a very missional mindset and missional focus, and it's

been quite a ride, whatever we're doing is about sharing the hope of Jesus Christ.

God had been preparing me even before I knew He was preparing me.

Growing up in Miami, obviously we know hurricanes, that's nothing new, and we've had some big

ones.

But even when we first returned to the States a few years ago, I was serving as a missions

pastor in Miami at a church called Christ Fellowship when Hurricane Irma hit.

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