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Samaritan’s Purse and Billy Grahams EA’s Rapid Response Team join efforts to save people after flooding engulfs central Texas leaving many dead including girls at Christian summer camp

Samaritan’s Purse and BGEA deploy relief teams after Texas floods claim more than 100 lives

Christian aid agency Samaritan’s Purse, through its North American Ministries (NAM), and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s Rapid Response Team (BGEA-RRT) have jointly deployed staff and equipment to support communities devastated by severe flooding in central Texas, which tragically left more than 100 dead, including girls attending a Christian summer camp.

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