Saturday Recap--Here Am I, Send Me!

"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send?  And who will go for us?' And I said, 'Here Am I! Lord, send me!'"  Isaiah 6:8

We had yet another God breathed day at Central today.  His blessings rained down upon us as His people served one another.  So many God moments, such as one of our families loading up baby supplies to take to University Church of Christ in Tuscaloosa, AL.  When they arrived, the church was about to run out, and we were able to help them serve those precious children in need.  Likewise, we had several requests for chainsaw work and limb clearing, and our men stepped up once again working tirelessly all day.  They came back from Tanner after working all morning and spent the afternoon helping families in East Limestone.  So many great guys and several of our young men stepping up and helping out today--we know they made a huge difference!

We have also been blessed with the opportunity to help a family in Phil Campbell who were devastated by the storm.  This family had to bury their mother, sister, daughter and son-in-law last week as well as having to deal with the tragedy of losing all their homes and the terror of living through the horrible storm.  We are happy to say they smiled today as a truck loaded down with supplies arrived at their temporary home!  What an honor to help these people who have lost so very much!

All in all, we helped another 30 families or more today in our Relief Center, and we are continuing to spread the word, with our volunteers handing out fliers at the Tanner High School FEMA meeting this afternoon.  Please see the previous posts about the supplies we currently need. 

There are so many blessings that have come from this tragedy, and one of the greatest is the time we as a Central family have had to share with one another.  We have made so many new friends and strengthened the loving bond we all share.  It has truly been inspirational to see how tirelessly so many volunteers have been working to help our neighbors in need.  So many have stepped up, chipped in, filled in, loaded up, gone out, dug deep, and smiled through it all!  No job is too big or too small--these volunteers will do it all.  To all volunteers--THANK YOU SO MUCH!