LANCASTER, CA — U.S. Representative Mike Garcia has received a tour of the Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital in Los Angeles County.

The mobile unit opened in the parking lot of Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster January 16 and their medical team is treating Covid-19 patients providing God’s love in action.

Mike Garcia, Congressman, California’s 25th District:

This is just a blessing. This is literally saving lives every day you guys do this. This is Congressman Mike Garcia. I’m out here in the Antelope Valley at the AV Hospital, where we’ve been blessed with an Emergency Field Hospital set up by Samaritan’s Purse. It’s going to allow the AV Hospital to fight this fight against the COVID virus by getting about 50 folks into these, what look like tents on the outside, but frankly, once you go in, you have no idea you’re in a tent. It looks like a full-up hospital.

This is amazing. I’m just blown away. This is, this is how we’re going to get through it. We were able to get help out here through the blessings of Samaritan’s Purse and strong prayer. We need to remain hopeful.

This has been a blessing to be here today and be able to see what is absolutely a miracle in the parking lot of the Antelope Valley Hospital.

Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan’s Purse has helped meet the needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God’s love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Samaritan’s Purse International Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) program is committed to meeting the critical needs of victims of war, poverty, famine, disease, and natural disaster. We stand ready to respond at a moment’s notice whenever and wherever disaster strikes. The DART specializes in providing water, food, shelter, and medical care while sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.

CONTACT: Kaitlyn Lahm, news@samaritan.org

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