{"id":2391906,"date":"2025-01-17T17:45:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T22:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/local-churches-band-together-to-help-wildfire-victims-by-the-truckload\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T17:46:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T22:46:06","slug":"local-churches-band-together-to-help-wildfire-victims-by-the-truckload","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/local-churches-band-together-to-help-wildfire-victims-by-the-truckload\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Churches Band Together to Help Wildfire Victims by the Truckload"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flocal-churches-band-together-to-help-wildfire-victims-by-the-truckload%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2391906&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the\u200d urgent response from Christian organizations and\u200c churches in Los Angeles in the wake of \u200bdevastating fires that have claimed at least 27\u2062 lives, left 31 missing, and damaged over 12,000 structures. Nearly \u200c100,000 people have been evacuated as the city \u2063grapples with the disaster. Amid\u2064 this crisis, groups like CityServe Bakersfield are mobilizing to provide aid,\u2062 sending truckloads of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-target-store-that-was-destroyed-looted-during-blm-riots-now-boasts-murals-celebrating-blm-arson-rioting-for-justice\/\" title=\"WOKE: Target Store That Was Destroyed, Looted During BLM Riots Now Boasts Murals Celebrating BLM Arson, Rioting For \u2018Justice\u2019\">essential supplies<\/a> such as food, water, and clothing. CityServe&#8217;s Director of Communication emphasized the ongoing nature of their efforts,stating \u2062that \u2063assistance would continue in the forthcoming \u2063weeks. Additionally,World help,a Christian organization from Virginia,is also contributing by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">offering emergency supplies<\/a> and plans to support long-term recovery efforts to help\u2063 affected families rebuild their lives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Christian organizations and churches in Los Angeles are rushing to help as the city still burns.<\/p>\n<p>At least 27 people have died in the Greater Los Angeles fires, while 31 are still missing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2025\/01\/17\/los-angeles-fires-california-wildfire-live-updates-friday\/77755564007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today reported<\/a> Friday.<\/p>\n<p>More than 12,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed as close to 100,000 people fled their homes and another 90,000 were under evacuation warnings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Los Angeles has been ravaged&mdash;not just by fire, but by terrible policies and even worse governance. This didn&rsquo;t need to happen. Gavin Newsom must resign. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DZLgOggL1T\">pic.twitter.com\/DZLgOggL1T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stillgray\/status\/1878324681259798800?\">January 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>But amid a seemingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/california-finished-50-percent-californians-dont-blame-bass-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hopeless situation<\/a>, some are answering the call to help.<\/p>\n<p>Leveraging its vast network of churches, CityServe Bakersfield is rushing to help those hit the hardest by the fires, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnto23.com\/news\/in-your-neighborhood\/bakersfield\/cityserve-bakersfield-sends-aid-to-los-angeles-fire-victims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KERO-TV<\/a> in Bakersfield, California.<\/p>\n<p>The Christian nonprofit has sent truckloads of supplies &mdash; including water, food, clothing, and other essentials &mdash; to those most in need of it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re thinking about everything,&rdquo; said Crissy Cochran, CityServe&rsquo;s Director of Communication. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not just food, clothing, hygiene, it&rsquo;s everything. Anything you can think of, we&rsquo;re gonna take down there.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-michigan-speech-is-a-disaster-my-predecessor-as-my-mother-would-say-failed-to-order-enough-vaccines-video\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Michigan Speech is a Disaster: \u201cMy Predecessor, as My Mother Would Say, \u2018Failed to Order Enough Vaccines&#039;\u201d (VIDEO)\">happening today<\/a>,&rdquo; Cochran continued. &ldquo;Yesterday we sent a truck; today we have this truck. Next week we&rsquo;ll have more truckloads going. So really, this is just the beginning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She said many other churches and Christian organizations are pitching in to provide aid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CityServe Bakersfield sends aid to Los Angeles fire victims\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HDdOqQVTh24?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Karl Hargestam, executive director of CityServe Network, said the organization will go beyond just immediate relief, and that it will also help with rebuilding and recovering efforts, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/christian-organizations-partner-with-la-churches-for-fire-relief.html#:~:text=As%20part%20of%20their%20response,people%20who%20need%20it%20most\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Christian Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are fully committed to providing not just resources, but also the compassion and hope needed to help them heal in this critical moment,&rdquo; Hargestam said.<\/p>\n<p>Another Christian organization rushing in to assist is <a href=\"https:\/\/worldhelp.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Help<\/a>, based in Forest, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>It also has dispatched emergency supplies to those affected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/millions-dollars-worth-stored-hunter-biden-art-destroyed-la-fires-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the fires<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So many people have lost everything to these fires, and it&rsquo;s still far from over,&rdquo; said World Help President Noel Brewer Yeatts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Even once the fires have been contained, the work is only going to be just beginning,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People have lost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/meet-brain-surgeon-saved-street-fires-sent-looters-running\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their homes<\/a>, their livelihoods, and World Help wants to do our part so that families and communities can begin the process toward not only surviving today, but then healing and rebuilding too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to USA Today, at least 27 individuals have lost their lives, with 31 still unaccounted for. Over 12,000 buildings have been impacted or destroyed, forcing nearly 100,000 residents to evacuate and another 90,000 under evacuation alerts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2391907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CityServe-Bakersfield.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48733,38753,48731,48732],"class_list":["post-2391906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-charitable-efforts","tag-community-support","tag-local-churches","tag-wildfire-relief"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CityServe-Bakersfield.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391906"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391910,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391906\/revisions\/2391910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}