United in Crisis Book Unveils the Miraculous Power of Local United Church Networks in the Face of Growing Global Disasters
Real Stories Aim to Inspire Churches to Be the Frontline Responders in their Own Communities
AUSTIN, Texas, October 22, 2024 — As communities around the world grapple with the increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, Daniel Geraci, founder and CEO of United in Crisis, has released a powerful book, United in Crisis: The True Story of God's Miraculous Power Working Through a United Network of Churches.
In the book, Geraci shares miraculous stories of God’s divine intervention working with a network of churches after disasters like Hurricane Harvey, the 2011 Bastrop fires in Texas, the 2013 Moore Oklahoma E5 tornado, the 2018 Texas Hill Country floods, and the historic Texas Winter Storm in 2021. He outlines the foundational building blocks that enabled local church networks to thrive in the midst of crisis and offers a biblical model that churches around the globe can replicate. From hurricanes and tornadoes to fires and floods, the book illustrates how local churches can unite, organize, get trained and become the hands and feet of Jesus in a world rife with devastation.
As Geraci poignantly asks, “If the Church disappeared from your city today, would people notice? Would there be a sudden lack of provision for single mothers? An absence of assistance for low-income families? A scarcity of food and shelter for the homeless? If a disaster struck, would there be a desperate cry for the kind of care and hope the Church brings?”
These thought-provoking questions challenge Christians everywhere to consider their role in responding to crises. United in Crisis presents an urgent call to action, empowering churches globally to prepare for disasters and local crises to show the love of Christ when it is needed most.
As global crises become more frequent and severe, Geraci points out that the rate of billion-dollar disasters in the U.S. has surged from once every 60-120 days in the 1980s to once every 16-20 days today. United in Crisis demonstrates how a trained Church, equipped by the Holy Spirit, can stand in the gap for those who are feeling overwhelmed and hopeless, and become a Good Samaritan to those in need by helping them get back on their feet.
Geraci emphasizes that the goal is to empower Christians to reveal Christ's love through practical action. He writes, “Our goal was not to establish a great organization, ministry or charity that arrives on the scene to save the day when disaster strikes, but rather to build up the local church and equip them to be the responders in their own city, becoming relevant in the eyes of the community so that Christ’s face will be revealed to the lost.”
Released earlier this year, United in Crisis is available now and is a must-read for church leaders, Christians and anyone who wants to step out in faith with God to make a lasting impact in their community. As catastrophes like Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton increase in frequency and intensity, the need for coordinated crisis response has never been greater. United in Crisis offers timely inspiration and guidance for churches and Christian communities to rise up to meet this growing need.
“When everything else fades, the Church remains because the Gospel remains. Jesus uses the Church to bring hope into dark situations like nothing and no one else can,” Geraci writes. “In this way, the local church has the greatest capacity to come alongside the community like no other.”
The book is available at Amazon and www.unitedincrisisbook.com. For more information about United in Crisis, visit unitedincrisis.org.
About the Author
Daniel Geraci is the Founder and CEO of United in Crisis, a training organization focused on uniting and equipping churches around the globe to form local crisis response church networks that meet the emotional, spiritual and physical needs of survivors.
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