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Five years after the earthquake in Haiti, leaders in the country say the event has become a catalyst for spiritual development. Churches that started meeting in the open air after the quake are still growing and changing lives, and new orphanages have been built to meet the needs of the people. A renewed…

A six year old boy who listened to the warning siren and insisted that his family get to a safe place probably saved their lives. Six-year-old Brevin Hunter was playing a game on his entertainment console, when he heard the warning siren go off. He immediately told his mother Lisa that they should go…

After Typhoon Haiyan battered the Philippine city of Tacloban, residents cheered a bit of good news in the midst of the debris when a baby girl was born. 21-year-old Emily Ortega gave birth at the Tacloban airport after surviving the storm herself. Ortega was in an evacuation center when the storm surge…

After suffering the loss of her Kokomo, Indiana home to a tornado in November, 2013, Phyllis Rawlins said, “I’m very strong with my faith, and I know that God is in control of everything, the good and the bad.”—Jim L. Wilson http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/woman’s-unlikely-find-amid-tornado-destruction-182739999.html…

In 2013, Bernadette Tenegra, huddled with her family in their shanty, praying they would survive Typhoon Haiyan. Most of her family survived, the home didn’t. They Typhoon swamped the home with incredible speed, and swept the family away. Her husband and one of her daughters scrambled to safety, but…

One of the cities hit hard by a tornado outbreak in Spring 2012, was East Bernstadt, Kentucky. Five people were killed and more than 40 were injured when a twister swept through the area. Though everyone will remember the day, Jason Jackson says he will always look back on the way the Lord intervened…

After a tornado struck the community of Shawnee Oklahoma, a Bible found in the debris ministered to many people besides the original owners. A stormchaser, Brandon Heiden actually witnessed the twister strike the home of Lance Carter. Heiden shot video of the storm and then stopped to be sure everyone…

Many people who live along the Jersey shore took time to attend Easter sunrise services demonstrating their faith is still strong despite the storms they have endured. One pastor who lead a service said tragedy brings people together in ways they normally would not have. Though two iconic crosses in…

The Japanese earthquake that took place in March 2011 was so big that it was “heard” by a research satellite. Scientists thought major quakes generated very low frequency acoustic waves, but had no proof because the sound would be too low for human ears to detect and no spacecraft in orbit had the capacity…

After years of research on the impact of earthquakes, scientists generally agree that although quakes may cause a lot of damage on the earth’s surface, generally the blocks of crust spring back to their original position after a few years. Geologists studying the effects of quakes in the dry climate…

Long before the books closed on 2011, the year was one of the costliest in terms of natural disasters in the United States. During the first nine months of the year, there were ten natural disasters with losses of more than $1 billion or more. Though there have been single disasters such as Hurricane…

The parking garage at police headquarters in Ofunato, Japan has no room for cars. Instead, the garage is filled with hundreds of dented mental safes. Authorities believe most of them contain someone’s life saving which were swept out to sea by the recent tsunami. Officials say safes are still washing…

A devastating earthquake rocked the island of Japan in March 2011. Aftershocks have continued to plague the country and the world has come together to aid Japan in its time of distress. One of the surprising sources of this aid is South Korea. The Japanese and Korean people have long held a strong animosity…

When disaster strikes, there are many questions about where to turn for help. Bart Smelley is a resident of a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, a city recently hit by severe storms. His work with Global Effects Ministry to manufacture and distribute water filters in hard hit areas of the world has taken Smelley to…