Flood Relief: Team 2 Update

We arrived in Nashville at 1:30 am Thursday morning. After a short 3 hour sleep, we headed to Samaritan’s purse staging area at Bethel World Outreach Center.

Somewhat tired but very excited, we checked in for our first days assignment. Our team leaders, Kurt and Jenny, showed us the way to the low income neighborhood we would be serving. The smell of mildew was strong but the sense of community was even stronger. Our team prayed for compassion for the homeowners who were in shock from the devastation to their homes of 10, 20, 30 years. One man, in particular, broke my heart. He sat in his car on his driveway for hours because he had nowhere to go. Another man looked at the pile of rubble in his front yard, helpless to rebuild with no flood insurance and very little means of income.

A neighborhood lady woman, Mary, had been helped by Samaritans purse one week earlier. She had a strong faith in the Lord and was going throughout the community saying, “Look what these Christians have done for my house!” She was such a blessing because she truly paved the way for us to be trusted & listened to in the community. We presented bibles to the homeowners after we completed the gutting & de-contamination of their homes. This was a wonderful time for the team to pray & witness to the homeowners. Two men in our neighborhood accepted the Lord after praying with two chaplains from Samaritans purse. The homeowners were very appreciative of all that had been done. Through all the hard work, it was a blessing to serve others and plant seeds of Christs love and grace in their lives.

Becky Kridner