GETTING SET UP
Today was a pretty straight forward day...get the team all rounded up after our church service, load up the van, take out the extra stuff because we don't have enough space, and head to our destination. That destination is Charleston, WV. Why are we here? Last year this area had some very significant flooding (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_flood).
When homes are lost in an event like this the FEMA contribution to replace the home is about $30,000. That leaves most home owners with a long way to go to replace their lost home. That is where organizations like the IOCC come into play. Our team is here to help these home owners try to get their homes rebuilt. Tomorrow our task is to do some finish work (carpeting and trim) in some of these homes.
We are being hosted St. George Orthodox Cathedral in downtown Charleston. There are 10 in our team, 1 from Seattle, 1 from Oregon, 2 from New York, and the 5 of us from Ohio, plus the ministry leader from Minneapolis. We have taken over the basement of the church and are all settled in. We had dinner at Outback, and adventure in itself, and now bedding down for the night. Tomorrow the real action begins.
We definitely appreciate your thoughts and prayers.
Today was a pretty straight forward day...get the team all rounded up after our church service, load up the van, take out the extra stuff because we don't have enough space, and head to our destination. That destination is Charleston, WV. Why are we here? Last year this area had some very significant flooding (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_flood).
When homes are lost in an event like this the FEMA contribution to replace the home is about $30,000. That leaves most home owners with a long way to go to replace their lost home. That is where organizations like the IOCC come into play. Our team is here to help these home owners try to get their homes rebuilt. Tomorrow our task is to do some finish work (carpeting and trim) in some of these homes.
We are being hosted St. George Orthodox Cathedral in downtown Charleston. There are 10 in our team, 1 from Seattle, 1 from Oregon, 2 from New York, and the 5 of us from Ohio, plus the ministry leader from Minneapolis. We have taken over the basement of the church and are all settled in. We had dinner at Outback, and adventure in itself, and now bedding down for the night. Tomorrow the real action begins.
We definitely appreciate your thoughts and prayers.
Half of our group...
The other half of our group.
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