GREENSBORO, N.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — It’s been nearly four months since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina.
Many communities are still struggling to rebuild and rely on disaster relief.
Many private pilots donated their time and flying supplies to the hardest-hit areas of the storm.
While those relief missions have ended, one organization continues to fly relief to disaster-stricken areas all around the world.
“I’ve been flying since I was 14 (years old). 20,000 hours and have flown around the world. And this is the best flying job I’ve ever had,” said Andy Klischer, director of operations and pilot for Samaritan’s Purse.
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“We send international relief without any concern of race, religion, political affiliation. We are there for our fellow man,” Klischer continues.
“It’s to provide hope to the hopeless,” says Samaritan’s Purse Chief Pilot John Morgan. “…an opportunity for God’s people to say we care and here’s the delivery. That’s the difference in our activity and operations versus what typical aviation has.”