Beth and I are so very blessed to know such great people and have such generous friends...all with servant's hearts. While I was out getting 2 new tires on the truck, donations were showing up at the house. And when the mail arrived, we had some checks show up too.
We now have some toiletries, toilet tissue, paper towels, and dog food. We still need more of those items in addition to tarps, light ropes for the tarps, duck tape, bug spray and some small hand sanitizers.
I was fortunate to be working out of the house most of the day so, I got to speak with most of those folks that dropped off stuff and share the details of what we are planning and how we came to the decision to skip our vacation plans and spend the week serving others instead. Bottom line is...It's a God thing. (more details later)
The kids (Nick, Casey and Ashley) are all reaching out to their social networks of friends and co-workers to gather donations. My Mom called last night, so excited to report that she had collected $13 from her friends and the village and was working on more. Other friends have contacted us to let us know that they are reaching out to their social and work networks as well. It is so cool to see how people respond to the misfortune of others.
I was able to reserve a campground space in Oak Mountain State Park on the southeast side of Birmingham which will serve as base-camp while we are in the area. Our thoughts are to spend a few days helping in Birmingham with Christian Service Mission and then a few days with Disaster Assistance CoC (Church of Christ) in Tuscaloosa, about an hour away.
The last news that I heard was that gasoline is scarce in the affected areas so I am going to transport some gas-cans with me and fill them to use, just in case, so we don't run out and get stranded somewhere.
Gotta get the camper to the house so we can prep it and get it packed so we can live in it for a week.
God is Great...keep praying for us, the trip, and the folks down there.
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