By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer NAPLES, Florida (LBM) – John Broussard had assessed a house severely damaged by Hurricane Ian when the homeowner asked a simple, yet life-changing question, Oct. 6. “He wanted to know why we were doing this, and I said because we are his neighbor,” said Broussard, a Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief chaplain/assessor from Live Oak Baptist Church, Watson. “I said God sent us here to help our neighbor and that Jesus loves him and wants to come into his life. We prayed with him there as he accepted Christ.” Broussard said throughout the week he witnessed numerous “God moments” that energized the team members and reminded them Christ is at work amid the destruction: --After one homeowner refused help because he thought DR workers were operating a “scam,” team members assessed another home, which planted a Gospel seed for that homeowner to make a decision for Christ; --Two volunteers from the community were moved to tears after Broussard prayed with them about a pressing personal matter in their lives; and --Team members were an answer to prayer for homeowners when they showed up unannounced with badly-needed ice and a cooler. “I prayed before we came that our team … [Read more...]