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Franklin Graham's New Documentary about Surviving Ebola is "Gripping"Facing Darkness not only tells the story of saving Brantly and Writebol, it shows what happens when people choose compassion over fear in service to others.
"Samaritan's Purse workers were holding the last line of defense in a crisis the world was largely ignoring," said Graham, president and CEO of the relief organization. "Hundreds were dying and it was only growing worse. When the disease struck Dr. Kent Brantly and hygienist Nancy Writebol, we knew we had to get them home for treatment. It was their only chance, yet it was something no one had ever done." Ebola infected more than 28,000 people in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, and the disease claimed more than 11,000 lives. The Ebola outbreak began in March 2014, and by June it was a raging epidemic. Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol were in an ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, fighting the surge of the killer virus when they caught the disease themselves.
"Faith is not something that makes you safe," Brantly said, describing his decision to stay in the country and fight the disease. "You had to face death in the eye and decide, 'Who am I going to be today?'" Complicating the situation—after years of civil war, the people of Liberia deeply distrusted any authority and went so far as to blame the aid workers for spreading the disease. Hospitals and people were attacked. Yet the Samaritan's Purse team continued to serve. "I think when there's a crisis, God wants us to be there," Graham said of the organization's commitment to stay in Liberia. "He doesn't want us to run away. God has put us there for a reason, and He expects us to do something about it." Eventually, a change in culture stemmed the spread of the disease, accomplished through a massive public health education program, in which Samaritan's Purse reached 1.5 million people. One year later, Liberia was declared Ebola free. Facing Darkness not only tells the story of saving Brantly and Writebol, it shows what happens when people choose compassion over fear in service to others. It premieres in select U.S. movie theaters for one night through Fathom Events on March 30, 2017. You can view the trailer at FacingDarknessMovie.com.
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