Off-road pastor gets round disaster to deliver donations in Clarence

Thursday, June 29th, 2017

A devoted church group with a fondness for four-wheel-driving is delivering donations to families still isolated by the 7.8-magnitude Kaikoura earthquake.

The intrepid group from Blenheim’s Elim Church meet regularly to go out in their trucks to places out of reach to more conventional vehicles.

The kind-hearted crew have decided to combine the best of both worlds and head off-road into the Clarence Valley area to help families hit hard by the November 2016 earthquake. Continue reading

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