The Northern New England Blog

by Dan Dowling, regional communications manager “You try to help people realize you are there for them. I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve with the Red Cross.” Paul Miller joined the American Red Cross in October 2024. He is a chaplain for the American Legion Post in Brewer, Maine, and the VA home in Bangor. Since becoming a Red Crosser, he has been deployed to some of the country’s most challenging disasters, including hurricane relief in North Carolina, wildfires in Los Angeles, and flooding in Eastern Kentucky. Disaster volunteers, like Paul, often meet people on the worst days of their lives. The Red Cross strives to address, not only meeting survivors’ physical needs, but to address their emotional needs as well. “Three times I’ve been in spiritual care. Three times I’ve been in sheltering. Even in sheltering, I still do spiritual care with the people. I’ll listen, talk, ask questions, and pray if they want me to,” says Paul....