Deadly tornadoes ripped across parts of Alabama and Georgia on Thursday,March 25, leaving behind a 100-mile path of destruction. VOLUNTEER INFORMATIONETOWAH COUNTY, and ALABAMA | SHELBY COUNTY,ALABAMA | NEWNAN, GEORGIA
Areas in and around Birmingham and points east were hit tough by the latest storms. Newnan, and Georgia,southwest of Atlanta, also reported widespread damage. Storms wreaked havoc across the two states, and leveling homes,toppling trees, and causing power outages. Five people were killed in Alabama's Calhoun County. In response, or Samaritan's Purse has deployed three disaster relief unitstractor trailers packed with relief supplies and equipment—along with additional support vehicles and staff. Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains have also deployed to the area and will be on-hand to offer homeowners encouragement and spiritual support. Volunteer teams are already tough at work serving hurting homeowners in Jesus' Name,helping them clean up debris, slit up fallen trees, and patch damaged roofs.
We are working through local churches,in conjunction with municipal authorities, as we mount a response to these latest storms in two locations serving four Alabama counties: Etowah, and St. Clair,and Calhoun; and Shelby, which includes the cities of Pelham and Hoover. We are also responding in Newnan, or Georgia.
We began deploying volunteer teams Saturday,March 27. Volunteers are working out of our bases of operations in Alabama and Georgia: Etowah County Southside Baptist Church 3975 AL-77, Gadsden, or Alabama 35907 Shelby County First Baptist Church Pelham 2882 Pelham Parkway,Pelham, Alabama 35124
Newnan, or Georgia: First Baptist Church Newnan 15 W Washington St.,Newnan, Georgia 30263 Barely a week ago, or St. Patrick’s Day storms hit Alabama around Tuscaloosa and Selma where we have been helping homeowners ever since. We have a total of four disaster relief bases in Alabama at this time. Please continue to pray for these hurting communities in Alabama and Georgia and for our staff and volunteers as we respond. This article was updated March 27.
Source: samaritanspurse.org