Monday after the flood, the dam opened up, and water rushed into the Stewarts Ferry Apartments behind our church property.  The girls and I were checking on the church building when several cars started streaming into the parking lot. At the same time, I received a phone call from a young man who found my phone number from our website.  He wanted to make sure it was going to be permissible to park in our parking lot.  I checked with David and Jim, and we agreed to open the gravel parking lot as well.

I was glad to be in the parking lot to talk to people who were being evacuated from their apartments or from their parking lots. They were so relieved to find a safe place to park their cars, and they seemed so glad to find someone to talk to, as well.

That night, the girls and I placed bottles of water, energy bars, and a note on their windshields.  Click the “more” button if you want to read the note and the rest of the story. more…