Rebuilding after the damage of an unexpected storm is very difficult. A typhoon, a hurricane, or a wildfire often gives days of warning. A tornado strikes with only a small threshold of warning. It can go from a watch to a warning in minutes. The warning meaning a tornado is on the ground.
Its destruction is not vast, but it is extremely devastating. It leaves a path of blown apart structures, toppled vehicles, splintered trees, and very strange phenomenon, such as lumber piercing trees and structures. In fact, the wind becomes filled with objects weaponizing the horrible, undiscriminating storm.
Earlington, KY
Contact: Ken Reinhardt
Church: Earlington First Baptist Church
Plan: Church wishes to be a distribution center for food and relief supplies. Church needs work teams to help people clean up from the disaster. The church has a distribution building and workers to handle food distribution in
Earlington, Dawson Springs, and Crofton, KY.
Assets: Nehemiah's Network and ORH will work together again. They have approximately of food boxes delivered from Calvary Baptist, Findlay. They have children's sports clothing and backpacks donated by Upward youth sports through Westgate Baptist Church, Spartanburg, SC. The truck load will be approximately 14000 pounds of relief. ORH will supply $2000.00 for further food purchases and pay all transportation costs.
Florence Baptist Temple, Florence, SC, has conducted a food drive for Christmas and will be sending food to the area. The total will be about 11,500 lbs.
In New Iberia, Louisiana, Pastor Aaron Weido of Temple Baptist Church has been keeping track of ORH generators use for Hurricane Ida. These generators will be moved to Earlington.
The contact Ken Rienhardt wrote the following.
"We, Earlington First Baptist, are opening our doors, hearts, and hands as a hub for disaster relief from the Kentucky tornados, with a focus on our neighborhoods and communities. There is a great need for food, water, clothing, toiletries, and gasoline. There is a need for any/all basic commodities. 75% of all homes in Dawson Springs were completely leveled. There are several smaller communities in the area that were affected as well, the full impact is not yet understood. We are currently helping several families dig through the rubble of their homes to salvage whatever possible.... Kenneth Reinhart"
Thank God for all these ministries.
Mayfield, KY
Contact: Hearts with Hands, Dr. Greg Lintz, Ashville, NC
Church: Unity Baptist Church
Plan: ORH is working with Hearts with Hands to supply food to the stricken families in Mayfield. Hearts with Hands has stripped their warehouse of over 50,000 pounds of food. Much more is needed. ORH is joining with Hearts with Hands by supplying funds to fill tractor-trailers with the best food boxes. One 53' trailer can be as much as $30,000.00. ORH is hoping to supply up to 50% of a trailer based on our donation level. Please pray for the people doing this great work of mercy.
Thank you for answering our appeal for those who are victims of the storms.
ORH has talked with churches and individuals with your help. The needs are really great. We will be sending more information as it becomes available.
