And from that point forward, the church became the central hub for disaster relief, organized not by the state or the federal government, but by local neighbors. The community it filled in where the bureaucracy could not. In times of disaster, local organizations are often the first to respond well before the broken and bureaucratic federal agencies ever arrive. And they often have a much higher mission success rate. By the way, in my home state of Louisiana, organizations like the Cajun Navy, an interconnected group of volunteers with boats and trucks, have saved thousands of Louisianians during storms like Hurricane Katrina. (13:59–14:09)
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