US vet is on a mission to help Maui first responders
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Nearly nine months after the devastating wildfire in Maui, the community is still struggling and suffering from the after-effects of the destructive blaze.
Pastor Greg Laurie, founder of Harvest Christian Fellowship in California and Hawaii, wants to help provide for the needs of those struggling on the island, both in the physical and spiritual sense.
Laurie, along with former “American Idol” contestant Danny Gokey and worship leader Leeland, are hosting an outreach event called “Hope for Lahaina” on Sunday, April 28. They’re aiming to preach a Gospel message to the people of Maui and be a source of encouragement and uplift for the people who are trying to regain a sense of normalcy after losing everything.
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Speaking to Fox News Digital this week, Laurie said there remains a “lingering sadness” over the island, long after the clouds of smoke and ashes faded.
“The reality is settling in,” he said. “Sadly, some have left the island altogether.”
Rebuilding in Lahaina “has been slow,” Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship told Fox News Digital. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
While the event is called “Hope for Lahaina,” Laurie said “hope” is an acronym that stands for “Holding On with Patient Expectation.”
“The Bible tells us that hope can function like an anchor in a person’s life,” he said.
In Lahaina, this is playing out in quite a literal sense, said Laurie. A “massive anchor” now stands where the Pioneer Inn, a historic inn that was the oldest continuously operating hotel in Hawaii, once stood.
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“The anchor…