CHARLOTTE, N.C. – “Morgan, this is a this is a tough one. This is one of the worst disasters we have seen,” says Rev. Franklin Graham. Graham talked with only WCCB on Friday about what he is experiencing at his own home, in the aftermath of Helene. He says, “(There are) many people are without power. I’m one of them. We don’t have, my wife and I, don’t have power at our house. We’ve got a generator, but we can only run it for a couple of hours a day.” His organization, Samaritan’s Purse, is on the ground in western North Carolina, setting up mobile hospitals, clearing fallen trees, cleaning up debris and delivering supplies, including much needed Benadryl. Graham says, “And you say, ‘why do you need Benadryl?’ Because of the flooding. It has washed bee’s nests up. And in some places, it’s just covered in bees and people are getting stung.” Reverend Graham tells us that helicopters from Samaritan’s Purse, from private citizens and from other agencies have made a huge difference in the ability to get into places that vehicles cannot. He says, “The helicopters are no question, this has been a huge game changer.” WCCB News @ Ten anchor Morgan Fogarty asked, “Reverend, how would you say the different organizations are working together? And you as a leader, not only in the state but across the country, are you able to reach out to the government agencies to help attract attention? Graham replied, “Oh, yeah. No question. We work with FEMA. We work with the local emergency management and each area. No question. You have to work with them. And these are good people. They’re working hard. And it’s really tough on everybody and what’s happened. More people are beginning to get tired and they haven’t had rest. People are working, you can’t say 24/seven, but there are people that have worked for two days straight without sleep and they’re just kind of…I don’t see how they can even stand up.” Reverend Graham is asking for prayers, for the victims and for the workers. He says, “Think of the DOT, the amount of pressure that’s on them to get the roads infrastructure back up. This is huge task. We need to be praying for these men and women.” Graham is also asking for volunteers, especially this weekend in Asheville. He says, “I would just say we need help. No question, Morgan, and I don’t want to discourage anybody. We need volunteers. We need an army of volunteers in the Asheville area. Asheville was cut off.” Reverend Graham recommends calling Samaritan’s Purse or the Billy Graham Training Center to see what supplies are needed before gathering donations. If you can’t volunteer or bring supplies, he says financial help is also needed.