There is also a workable Wal-Mart nearby so Wal-Mart gift cards and cash donations are also accepted. |
They do have electricity and are providing meals and showers for workers. They have had workers from Missouri, Texas, Florida and Ohio. Paper plates are a huge item right now. All water has to be boiled, and if you are feeding 50 to 60 people a meal that's a lot of dishes to wash. |
They had a large hole in the roof of their church and a lot of water damage. Their Bibles, hymnals and carpeting are all ruined. But 14 families from their congregation have lost everything. |
They have opened up the parsonage as sort of a staging area where they give food and supplies to the many workers who have come. |