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Valdosta, GA - Hurricane Helene

PPM Disaster Response: Valdosta, GA - Hurricane Helene

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On Thursday September 26, Hurricane Helene made landfall as a major, category 4 hurricane. Its initial impact was centered over the Big Bend of Florida with sustained winds of 140mph. As it moved inland, the storm dropped up to an astonishing 30 inches of rain in areas across the Appalachian Highlands and Western North Carolina. 

The storm's far-reaching impact caused widespread devastation. Vast areas and entire communities suffered catastrophic damage. We invite you to join us immediately in our response by praying for those who were impacted and donating via the links found on this page. 

Our staff are ready to facilitate volunteers immediately, based out of Valdosta, Georgia. If you are able to bring a group to serve, see the available trip dates listed on this page. Please “request information” for a date that best matches your team's availability and one of our staff members will reach out to you as soon as possible.

Updates From The Field

Fence project

by Almando Jean Louis | January 2, 2025 12:53 PM

Beautifully done
Fence project

Fence project before

by Almando Jean Louis | January 2, 2025 12:53 PM

Tearing down to start fresh. 

Fence project before

Just show us how....

by Almando Jean Louis | January 2, 2025 12:51 PM

Sheila's home got flooded. Having no flood insurance she is having to pay everything out of pocket. She can't even find handymen to do her drywall job. She and her husband were eager to learn the basics so they could do it themselves. Al was able to teach them the basics of drywall installation and they were super grateful and said they would tackle it little by little.

We prayed over them for strength and a great outcome with their project. 

Just show us how....

Led by God to a real need

by Almando Jean Louis | January 2, 2025 12:44 PM

As one of my preplanned projects fell through, I said a quick prayer in my heart "Lord, lead me to where some real needs are". Then I started scouting the neighborhood. I pulled in front of a house and I could see a leaning tree in the backyard. I introduced myself and said I was going to be here with a mission team and wanted to help with the tree. "We can't pay anything", said the lady who opened the door and swiftly shut it. It's for free, I shouted. Then a man came out. "Are you for real?" he said. Yes, I replied. He walked me to the backyard and told me that he was asked to pay $700 to get the tree removed. He contacted Fema but didn't hear back from them. When we showed up yesterday, he still didn't think we would get the job done with our little chainsaws. He said, for a tree that size, he always sees guys with bigger chainsaws. But we got the job done and Mr. James can't stop telling us how grateful he is. Praise the Lord that He sent us to bless his child. 
Led by God to a real need

Making the corner safer

by Almando Jean Louis | January 2, 2025 12:44 PM

Sylvia and Ricky witnessed 3 accidents in front of their property in a month, because of the overgrown landscape in their yard. They live on a corner lot and outgoing traffic from their road could not see incoming traffic at the cross intersection. He was very concerned but did not have the equipment or the strength to take care of the bushes. Both Ricky and Sylvia are dealing with health problems. The Lord brought us to them to take care of that situation for them. Before we left their property today, we could see the difference in the traffic. Ricky could not stop blessing us. He is absolutely grateful for the work we accomplished and for the safety of many. 

We had the privilege to pray over Ricky and his wife and were encouraged by his faith in the Lord. 


Making the corner safer

A productive week of service

by Almando Jean Louis | December 6, 2024 10:05 AM

We continue to be eyewitnesses and partakers in the recovery efforts in Valdosta in response to Hurricane Helene. Recently, we welcomed another team of volunteers who selflessly and passionately devoted their time to serving community members who were affected by the Hurricane. 

The team arrived on Friday the 22 of November and worked through the 26th. Here is a snippet of what their week looked like:

 “After a wonderful lunch with some of the church members, we headed back over to the property we were at yesterday and finished clearing debris. We prayed for the homeowner again and got to hear some stories about her experience. Today, some of our team went to the home of a lady who had lots of debris from the storms. She also had part of her backyard fence damaged. We were able to clean up all the debris and fix the fence! We prayed over her home when we were done. We met a sweet lady earlier in the week who was in need of some repairs to her roof. Today we were able to help with that and repair the damage so she will have no more leaking when it rains! We also spent some time praying with her as her family has suffered two losses recently. After lunch, some of our team packed bags of food for those in need and prepared non-perishable items to be donated. We loaded up some of the bags of food and brought them to the local food cupboard nearby. It was almost empty when we arrived, but now it is full for those in need. This afternoon we are setting up a FriendsGiving meal for those experiencing homelessness in the area. We are working with a ministry called Valdosta Street Feed.

What an amazing experience this team had! We love the opportunity to minister to people’s souls as we are helping meet their physical needs. Praise the Lord for those opportunities! There is still a lot of work to do in Valdosta. You are invited to join us in our effort to encourage, assist, and show the love of Christ to those communities through tangible actions. 

You can read more about the impact of our most recent mission team here:  https://www.ppm.org/mission-trip-journals/20516


A productive week of service

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Disaster Response Trip Dates

In the immediate aftermath of a disaster, the cost to deploy and facilitate volunteers is often underwritten through the generous donations of others and the collaboration between various non-profit and government organizations. Because of this, we are able to provide food and lodging free of charge to all volunteers for a defined period of time.

When these resources are no longer available, we ask volunteers to assist in covering these costs so that we can keep the impact going. Volunteers often fundraise and/or contribute personally to cover this expense.

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Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

04/05/2025

Trip Date:

04/11/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

04/06/2025

Trip Date:

04/11/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

04/12/2025

Trip Date:

04/18/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

04/13/2025

Trip Date:

04/18/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

04/19/2025

Trip Date:

04/25/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

04/20/2025

Trip Date:

04/25/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

04/26/2025

Trip Date:

05/02/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

04/27/2025

Trip Date:

05/02/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

05/03/2025

Trip Date:

05/09/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

05/04/2025

Trip Date:

05/09/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

05/10/2025

Trip Date:

05/16/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

05/11/2025

Trip Date:

05/16/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

05/17/2025

Trip Date:

05/23/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

05/18/2025

Trip Date:

05/23/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

05/24/2025

Trip Date:

05/30/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
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Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

05/25/2025

Trip Date:

05/30/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

05/31/2025

Trip Date:

06/06/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
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Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

06/01/2025

Trip Date:

06/06/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
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Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

06/07/2025

Trip Date:

06/13/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

06/08/2025

Trip Date:

06/13/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

06/14/2025

Trip Date:

06/20/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

06/15/2025

Trip Date:

06/20/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
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Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

06/21/2025

Trip Date:

06/27/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

06/22/2025

Trip Date:

06/27/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

06/28/2025

Trip Date:

07/04/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

06/29/2025

Trip Date:

07/04/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

07/05/2025

Trip Date:

07/11/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

07/06/2025

Trip Date:

07/11/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

07/12/2025

Trip Date:

07/18/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

07/13/2025

Trip Date:

07/18/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

07/19/2025

Trip Date:

07/25/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

07/20/2025

Trip Date:

07/25/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

07/26/2025

Trip Date:

08/01/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

07/27/2025

Trip Date:

08/01/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

08/02/2025

Trip Date:

08/08/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

08/03/2025

Trip Date:

08/08/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

08/09/2025

Trip Date:

08/15/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

08/10/2025

Trip Date:

08/15/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

08/16/2025

Trip Date:

08/22/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

08/17/2025

Trip Date:

08/22/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

08/23/2025

Trip Date:

08/29/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

08/24/2025

Trip Date:

08/29/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

08/30/2025

Trip Date:

09/05/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

7D/6N

Cost:

$549
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

08/31/2025

Trip Date:

09/05/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

09/07/2025

Trip Date:

09/12/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

09/14/2025

Trip Date:

09/19/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

09/21/2025

Trip Date:

09/26/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

09/28/2025

Trip Date:

10/03/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

10/05/2025

Trip Date:

10/10/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

10/12/2025

Trip Date:

10/17/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

10/19/2025

Trip Date:

10/24/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
Register Group

Location:

Valdosta, GA

Trip Date:

10/26/2025

Trip Date:

10/31/2025

Airport:

ATL

Duration:

6D/5N

Cost:

$499
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