The death toll following Venezuela’s twin earthquakes in late June has surpassed 5,000 people, with thousands more still unaccounted for.
Spanish-speaking chaplains with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team have been ministering to those left broken, grieving, and overwhelmed during this fragile time. One chaplain recently shared what it’s like on the ground in La Guaira.
VIDEO SCRIPT
Hiram Sanchez – Billy Graham Rapid Response Team Chaplain
We here in La Vida, Venezuela, which was just recently devastated by earthquakes. The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team has deployed crisis trained chaplains to come alongside the people and offer spiritual and emotional hope at this dark time in their lives. The people here have lost so much. The enormity and the gravity of what’s happening is incomprehensible. There’s a general sense of hopelessness and helplessness, and God has provided an opportunity for the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team to come and let them know about Jesus promise to never forsake us, to never abandon us.
We ask that as Venezuela continues to shake and their future continues to be somewhat uncertain. That you pray that these people may find hope in Jesus Christ, who is their firm foundation and the anchor of their souls. Thank you.
People Interviewed and their Titles
Hiram Sanchez – Billy Graham Rapid Response Team Chaplain
Recording Location
La Vida, Venezuela
Organization featured in this Story
BGEA – www.billygraham.org
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