ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- After Hurricane Helene, thousands of families across western North Carolina were left with shattered homes and little help from insurance to rebuild. But one North Carolina-faith based nonprofit, Samaritan's Purse , is giving many of those families a reason to hope again.
Among them is Asheville resident Andy Massachi, whose home was destroyed when massive trees came crashing down during the storm. His wife and three children were inside at the time.
Though they escaped unharmed, the family was left shaken and with nowhere to live. The thought of rebuilding felt impossible for Massachi until a friend told him about Samaritan's Purse, and he applied.
The non-profit agreed to build him a new home for free, and it will even be furnished.
"It's really mind-blow