“A New Beginning”

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…

Bushfire Victims Need Your Prayers

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…

‘They Are Not Alone’: Chaplains Offer Comfort Following Rare Australian Flood

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…

Reaching out in South Australia

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…