Franklin Avenue, Samaritan's Purse partner to rebuild homes

By Diana Chandler Regional Reporter

NEW ORLEANS – It took longtime homeowner Elsie Clark nearly three years to return home after Hurricane Katrina, but she readily offers praises for the blessing.

Were it not for a partnership between Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, where she has attended for 30 years, and Samaritan’s Purse International Relief, the 68-year-old Clark says she might still be displaced in Jackson, Miss., nearly four years after the storm.