This years’ bushfire season has been catastrophic. In NSW alone, bushfires have burnt more than 6 million hectares of land, over 1,500 homes have been destroyed and at least 22 people have lost their lives across the nation. Billy Graham Rapid Response team (BG-RRT) chaplains have been responding to give spiritual and emotional care to…
For residents in Queensland and northern New South Wales, bushfire season has started early with more than 68 homes and outbuildings destroyed or damaged by fires over the last few weeks. Stretching from Yamba to Cairns, the destruction is widespread and severe. Many people are struggling with despair as their homes and property now smoulder…
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Billy Graham Rapid Response Team Chaplains Share Peace of Christ After Queensland Crisis
When devastating floods saturated Townsville in northern Queensland, Australia, in February, more than 1,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes. A monsoon dumped a year’s worth of rainfall over the city, killing two people and causing extensive damage. Now, homes are being cleaned out, but people’s lives are far from back to normal. The Billy…
Billy Graham Rapid Response Team Deploys to Queensland Flooding After devastating floodwaters rushed through over 2,000 homes, the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (RRT) has deployed to the city of Townsville, located 1,350 km north of Brisbane in Queensland. The team is providing emotional and spiritual care to those affected by the flood, which was…
Two of our Billy Graham Rapid Response Team Chaplains have deployed to Gawler in bushfire ravaged South Australia, to minister to victims who have lost homes, livestock, crops and more in the tragic fires that claimed two lives. After initial preparation, the two took a drive into the disaster area, asking God to provide Divine direction. Stopping at a farm, they met a…
Rapid Response Team Ministry in Australia From the ashes of 9/11, the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team ministry was developed to share Christ in the midst of crisis and disasters. Since then, the Rapid Response Team has grown into an international network of hundreds of trained volunteers, men and women who have deployed to the…