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“Blessings of Grace Blog 26” 9-27-26 (Two Years Today-Post Hurricane Helene)
Hurricane Helene 73,000 homes damaged - $59.6 billion dollars - https://www.osbm.nc.gov/hurricane-helene-dna/open page 5
Grace By Example "Blessings of Grace" Blog 26
9/27/26 (730 Days -Two Years) POST HURRICANE HELENE!
THE STORY OF GRACE BY EXAMPLE
PRAYERS OF GRATITUDE - Lord thank you for the privilege and honor of walking alongside families who lost everything during Hurricane Helene 730 days ago (Two Years Today)—their homes, belongings, vehicles, mobile homes, utility buildings for some their small family businesses, and the equipment they depended on to work. We are grateful for the small communities that have come together to support one another, and for the opportunity to serve alongside Samaritan’s Purse and Baptists on Mission. In Your name we pray, Amen.
Today marks day 730—two years since Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina. Most of the public still does not fully understand the scale of the devastation. The NC Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) https://www.osbm.nc.gov/hurricane-helene-dna/open page 5 reports that 73,000 homes and businesses across 36 counties were damaged, with total losses estimated at $59 billion.
On October 5, 2024, eight days after the storm, some of the people who would later form Grace by Example were on the ground delivering materials and supplies to communities and families devastated by severe flooding, wind, and landslides. This initial effort was called Grace In Action, and it evolved into the faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit Grace by Example. https://www.gracebyexample.org
Grace by Example is an entirely volunteer-run nonprofit. Its officers and board of directors receive no compensation. All donations go directly to helping families in need, except for funds required to cover operating expenses such as the website and business software.
We are very grateful to the people who have given donations of their time, talent and monetary support. Because of these donations Grace By Example has had the privilege and honor of completing 15 projects to date. The two latest projects involved helping two families to get into replacement homes. https://www.gracebyexample.org/projects
We also have been privileged to work with Samaritan’s Purse and Baptist on Mission on some home building projects. Very appreciative of the things we have had the opportunity to learn from them.
Even so, we still have the opportunity and privilege to serve many more families devastated by the storm. As year three begins, what may be a ten-year rebuilding process is still ahead. We hope you will continue supporting our work as we help families who remain deeply affected by the events of September 27, 2024. Please prayerfully consider giving a gift of any size, at https://givebutter.com/gracebyexample because every donation makes a difference.
MATTHEW 25:40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'”
The Grace By Example Team would appreciate your prayers to continue to help families severely impacted by Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters.
Windell Robertson, Founder of Grace By Example
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