As millions of dollars roll in to help rebuild the Notre Dame cathedral, people have been inspired to donate to rebuild three churches in Louisiana that were intentionally burned down
The intentionally set fires burned three historically black churches in rural St. Landry Parish -- about 30 miles north of Lafayette -- St. Mary Baptist Church on March 26, Greater Union Baptist Church on April 2 and Mount Pleasant Baptist Church on April 4. Their church was burning. They linked arms and prayedFundraising efforts for the churches that started last week had reached more than $150,000 of the $1.
What the devil meant for bad, God's going to turn it into something good."The donations came on the heels of an announcement Tuesday that Notre Dame has three of France's wealthiest families spearheading fundraising for the historic site, the total has already topped $700 million, millions more than the Louisiana churches need.
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