When the Saints March into Post-Harvey Houston

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🗓️ 31 August 2017

⏱️ 39 minutes

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You’ve probably seen the video, images, and numbers conveying the magnitude of Harvey, the storm that’s flooded large parts of Houston over the past week and has continued to pour as it heads east. As the city waits for the water to recede, disaster relief organizations have begun deploying their staff and volunteers to America’s fourth largest city. The destruction caused by Harvey is overwhelming, even to longtime Samaritan’s Purse employee Tim Haas. “I know even with all the resources that Samaritan’s Purse (SP) has, we can’t touch the enormity of what’s out there,” said Haas, who serves as SP’s manager of US disaster relief. Because of that, serving a community after a disaster often relies on volunteers drawing close to their faith. “God opens doors and we walk through them, many times not knowing the full impact of what we’re going to face but other times understanding this is our opportunity, this is our time to rally the churches, this is our time to be a beacon, and this is our time to minister,” he said. Haas joined assistant editor Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli to discuss what SP does once weather forecasters have identified a storm, the role faith plays in the work they do, and whether people should bring their own boats and trucks without contacting ministries first. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you in part by The Apologetics Guy Show, the podcast that helps you find clear answers to tough questions about Christianity.
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0:29.1	Music Michael Del Rosario at Apologeticsguy.com. You're listening to Quick to Listen. Each week we go beyond hashtags and hot takes to discuss a major cultural event. I'm Morgan Lee. I'm an assistant editor here at Christianity today, and today I am joined by Mark Alley.
0:41.4	Hey, Morgan.
0:42.3	What's up, Mark?
0:43.1	It's a beautiful sunny day for us in Illinois.
0:46.3	It is not so for people in Houston, so.
0:49.0	It does not appear that way, no.
0:50.6	Not at all.
0:51.2	So how does that impact what we're going to be talking about on the show? Well, on the show today, we have Tim Haas. He's the manager of U.S. disaster relief with Samaritan's
0:59.8	purse, with whom he's worked for 15 years. So it's an absolutely perfect person to talk about what
1:04.7	we need to talk about today. Welcome, Tim, and why don't you tell us a little bit about Samaritan's Purse for those who may not be aware of it? Yes, good morning. Thank you for allowing me to be with you today. Samarans Purse is an
1:14.7	international relief agency. It's been around for 40-some years under the leadership and
1:21.2	heading of Franklin Graham, Billy Graham's son. While we are international, there's a large
1:27.0	portion of what we do at Samaritan's
1:29.6	purse that responds in times like this to Hurricane Harvey. So yes, international, but also
1:36.4	geared for domestic relief as well. And I should say that while the magazine sometimes has
1:42.0	had disagreements with your, I'm sorry, what is his title
1:45.0	president or founder?
1:46.1	Yes, president.
1:47.1	Yeah.
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