Disaster Relief
Hurricane Helene Restoration Efforts
The needs are shifting. Thank you for your generosity in your response to the disaster our Western North Carolina family has endured. In the first weeks of rescue and recovery, 249 of you responded to our Disaster Relief initiative with a desire to stay engaged with ways to help. You have sorted, loaded, and even driven supplies west. You have given generously, enabling us to send over 31,000 pounds of donated goods to areas that went days without any support or relief at all. 167 of you committed to praying daily for hope and help to reach people lifting desperate prayers to God. Thank you.
As these communities begin focusing on rebuilding and restoration, the need for helping hands is greater than ever. We’re so thankful for those of you who offered to serve on the ground in Western NC from the start—we will be reaching out with opportunities to get involved soon. If you’re ready and willing to join in, just click the ‘SERVE’ link below. Together, we can share hope and be a part of this important season of restoration.
Ways to Serve
Hope Volunteer Opportunities
If you are interested in serving, click on the following link to subscribe to a notification list of all the coming opportunities to serve. A Hope team member will follow up directly.
Partner Volunteer Opportunities
Samaritan's Purse
Samaritan’s Purse volunteer teams are assisting homeowners with cleanup in a variety of ways—tarping roofs, clearing debris, chainsawing downed trees, and doing mud-outs. Our task is to serve as the hands and feet of Jesus to those in need in the hardest-hit areas.
Baptists on Mission
North Carolina Disaster Response volunteers are serving in our NC mountains. If you are interested in serving in flood recovery, chainsaw, and temporary roof repair, please complete this form.
Ways to Pray
At Hope Community Church, we believe in the power of prayer and invite you to join us as we lift up all those affected by the widespread devastation of Hurricane Helene, which stretched over 500 miles from the Florida Coast to our beloved Blue Ridge Mountains.
Lord, be near.
Provision for the Displaced: We ask for God’s provision for all who have lost their homes or have been forced to evacuate. May He provide shelter, food, and essential needs, knowing He is our great Provider.
Restoration of Infrastructure: We pray for the swift repair of vital roads, bridges, and services, especially for the over two million people left without power. May communities quickly rebuild and restore what’s been lost.
Comfort for the Grieving: For those mourning the loss of loved ones or facing the anxiety of being out of touch with family and friends, we ask for God’s peace to surround them—a peace that surpasses all understanding.
Strength for Responders and Volunteers: We lift up first responders, volunteers, churches, and relief organizations working tirelessly to aid in recovery efforts. May God grant them safety, strength, and wisdom as they serve.
Unity in Compassion: Finally, we pray for unity and compassion to prevail in these challenging times. May communities come together in love, support, and resilience.
Have a prayer request? If you are in need of prayer, we are here for you! Click on the button below to share your prayer request.
Engage in daily guided prayer
Click on each day to pray now.
Week 1
Day 1
Pray for Safety and Protection – Ask for safety and protection from all harm for those that were in Hurricane Helene’s path, those waiting for help and to be rescued, and for all the emergency responders that are helping at this time.
Day 2
Pray for Comfort – Ask the Lord to comfort all who are grieving and hurting in the aftermath of the storm—Assuring them of His love and compassion and sending others alongside to comfort and support them.
Day 3
Pray for Generosity – Ask for people to give generously of all their resources so that there will be an abundance to meet every need and to accomplish all the work that has to be done.
Day 4
Pray for Wisdom – Ask for wisdom for government officials, leaders, searcha nd rescue teams, medical providers, those planning rebuilding efforts, those distributing supplies and making spending decisions, and individuals and families who have many decisions ahead of them; knowing that God generously gives wisdom from above.
Day 5
Pray for Peace – Ask Jesus the Prince of Peace to give His peace that passes understanding to calm and soothe every heart and mind, to remove fear and anxiety, and to restore welfare, prosperity, and well-being.
Day 6
Pray for Hope – Ask for God’s hope to dispel hopelessness and for each person to know their true hope is in the Lord.
Day 7
Pray for Encouragement – Ask God to encourage and strengthen people’s hearts, to urge them look to Him in the midst of their discouraging and overwhelming circumstances, and to send others to help and lift them up.
Week 2
Day 8
Pray for Salvation – Ask that many will be saved in this time of trouble, as God sends workers to share the Gospel and draws people to Christ.
John 3:16-17
Day 9
Pray for Love – Ask that God’s perfect love will cast out all fear, that people will know His love and rest in it, that others will show the love of Christ in tangible ways, and that no one will feel unloved or alone.
Day 10
Pray for Trust – Ask that people be given faith to trust God completely and to know He is faithful, trustworthy, and good.
Day 11
Pray for Provision – Ask for every need to be met, for no shortages of any kind, and for all that was lost to be restored.
Day 12
Pray for Healing – Ask for physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual healing; for God to move in mercy to heal trauma, grief, injury, and sickness, and to save the lost.
Day 13
Pray for Joy – Ask God to fill people with His joy, which is their strength, even in the face of such pain; that they will abide in His presence where there is fullness of joy.
Day 14
Pray for Favor and Glory – Ask for God to pour out His favor upon all victims of the storm, giving them comfort, beauty, joy, and praise; for His gracious gifts to display His greatness and overwhelm their sorrows, for His praises to go forth, even in their trouble, and for His name to be glorified. God is so good.
Week 1
Day 1
Pray for Safety and Protection – Ask for safety and protection from all harm for those that were in Hurricane Helene’s path, those waiting for help and to be rescued, and for all the emergency responders that are helping at this time.
Day 2
Pray for Comfort – Ask the Lord to comfort all who are grieving and hurting in the aftermath of the storm, assuring them of His love and compassion and sending others alongside to comfort and support them.
Day 3
Pray for Generosity – Ask for people to give generously of all their resources so that there will be an abundance to meet every need and to accomplish all the work that has to be done.
Day 4
Pray for Wisdom – Ask for wisdom for government officials, leaders, searcha nd rescue teams, medical providers, those planning rebuilding efforts, those distributing supplies and making spending decisions, and individuals and families who have many decisions ahead of them; knowing that God generously gives wisdom from above.
Day 5
Pray for Peace – Ask Jesus the Prince of Peace to give His peace that passes understanding to calm and soothe every heart and mind, to remove fear and anxiety, and to restore welfare, prosperity, and well-being.
Day 6
Pray for Hope – Ask for God’s hope to dispel hopelessness and for each person to know their true hope is in the Lord.
Day 7
Pray for Encouragement – Ask God to encourage and strengthen people’s hearts, to urge them look to Him in the midst of their discouraging and overwhelming circumstances, and to send others to help and lift them up.
Week 2
Day 8
Pray for Salvation – Ask that many will be saved in this time of trouble, as God sends workers to share the Gospel and draws people to Christ.
John 3:16-17
Day 9
Pray for Love – Ask that God’s perfect love will cast out all fear, that people will know His love and rest in it, that others will show the love of Christ in tangible ways, and that no one will feel unloved or alone.
Day 10
Pray for Trust – Ask that people be given faith to trust God completely and to know He is faithful, trustworthy, and good.
Day 11
Pray for Provision – Ask for every need to be met, for no shortages of any kind, and for all that was lost to be restored.
Day 12
Pray for Healing – Ask for physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual healing; for God to move in mercy to heal trauma, grief, injury, and sickness, and to save the lost.
Day 13
Pray for Joy – Ask God to fill people with His joy, which is their strength, even in the face of such pain; that they will abide in His presence where there is fullness of joy.
Day 14
Pray for Favor and Glory – Ask for God to pour out His favor upon all victims of the storm, giving them comfort, beauty, joy, and praise; for His gracious gifts to display His greatness and overwhelm their sorrows, for His praises to go forth, even in their trouble, and for His name to be glorified. God is so good.
HFHF is one of Hope’s longest historical Ministry Partners starting in 2000. This foundation focuses on community development, education, sustainable environmental projects, spiritual development and medical care. Hope has helped build a school, a medical clinic and a church. We have also sent mission teams, collected supplies for the church and the school as well as raised money through local events like Rock your World Benefit Concerts.
Saji John and his family started John Foundation in an effort to rescue orphaned children and young adults from being trafficked. The Foundation, located in India, equips these vulnerable individuals with education, employable skills, and offers better living conditions to help provide for a better future. Hope has been supporting individual initiatives with John Foundation along with sending mission teams since 2016. They became one of Hope’s official Ministry Partners in 2022.
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Investing in women means investing in the future of entire communities. It means changing the future of children in systemic poverty. It means boosting women’s wages which means safety and security for entire families. Join us in supporting our work with Espwa Vivan (which means “Living Hope” in Haitian Creole) through our partnership with Together for Haiti.