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A tree fell on our RV…

...while Kristi and the kids were inside. Imagine one minute you are leaning against the wall of your home, and the next moment that wall is gone and you are flying through the air trying to protect your daughter. That's what Kristi experienced recently. We've...

Something exciting just launched!

Just about a week after we joined Crisis Response, we met a team of volunteers who traveled over 1500 miles to come serve. We had no idea the friendships that would form with this team or what we get to share with you today! One of the guys from this team, Steven,...

Join our team today… and your gift will be matched!

We’re so grateful for the community that has funded, volunteered, celebrated, and advocated to send our family to serve with ReachGlobal Crisis Response. So far, we've helped all over the US for the past 3 years in places devastated by hurricanes, fires, and...

How it all began… our journey into Crisis Response

"Rockport looks like a warzone, Kristi. It's worse than anything I have ever seen." Dan shared over the phone. He described a home where the dishes and other belongings inside the house were stacked neatly on the counter and shelves. The shocking part was he wasn't...

Our RV was infested overnight…

"We should just pack up and get out of here!" I exclaimed with alarm as my eyes darted around our RV in horror. We'd spent one night in Corpus Christi and I was ready to leave. We had just evacuated the day before from Houston as Hurricane Laura was hitting the coast...

Footage of Paradise, CA… 7 months after the Fire

Here is an update Dan created from Paradise, California. Thank you for your love, support and encouragement as he has spent move of the last 6 months traveling to help there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfOM7m3l0UM

6 Things that Surprised Me in California after the Paradise Fires

“How do you spell the word pow wow?” the guy next to me on the airplane asked. “Umm…urrh… P O W W O W.” I guessed. “Is that one word or 2? Or does it have a hyphen?” he asked. “I have no idea.” I admitted. Google finally popped up the answer on his phone and...

Taking it a Day at a Time : Paradise Fire Part 2

Dan grabbed more tissues for me and said “Don't be shy. Go sit by someone.” If you missed it, yesterday I shared about sitting in the room as some of the Paradise EFC member shared their stories and weeping. The meeting had come to a close and I felt...

Driving through Flames: Paradise Fire Part 1

“Why am I crying?” I wondered as tears streamed down my cheeks. “I haven't even lost anything.” I was sitting in a room of survivors who were all members of Paradise Evangelical Free Church. Thankfully, everyone in their church family had escaped from the...

The question I did not expect…

“Would you be able to come this weekend?” Dan was calling me from the Paradise, California area where he had spent the past few days helping with the aftermath of the fires. My mind raced through the millions of reasons I couldn't jump on a plane in 3...