What a day is all I can say. 3662 Meals and tons of other food, water and supplies

One of the county school systems brought us what they had in their freezer because they have no power. All day long we were cooking school pizza so it wouldn't go to waste.

Photo of the food and supply distribution taking place today here at Central CoC

We have been working with the following Churches in Tuscaloosa, AL sence 24 hours after the storm hit.

Central Church of Christ
Northport Church of Christ
Westside C;hurch of Christ
Cottondale Church of Christ
East Pointe Church of Christ
University Church of Christ

All total today was around 1000 meals served and taken out also lots of water and other supplies.

This photo is of search dog that they had out across from the church today looking for bodies.

Volunteers getting lunch bags ready to take out today

Volunteers preparing lunch bags last night for the meals today.

Photos are across the street from Central CoC where we are setup

I arrived at the Central CoC in Tuscaloosa, AL anound 6PM and had 540 corn dogs cook and handed out by 8PM

Below is photos of the Central Church of Christ where we are setup you can see that it is probably a total loss.

We will be setup at the Central Church of Christ, Tuscaloosa, AL and hopefully working with University and the other churches in the area that want to help. I should be at Central in about 3 hours.

The death toll from violent storms that swept across the South skyrockets to 159 after Alabama reports at least 128 dead, officials said early Today

Storms rake South; 72 dead, emergency declared

Will be checking into the areas in Alabama that had damage first thing Thursday morning

I just spent the last two hours in a Subway inside a Loves gas station because of tornadoes and the ele was out. So much fun

Just took this photo outside the mobile headquarters door.

Crazy-Crazy-Crazy I have stopped at a Loves gas station in Dandridge, TN just outside of Knoxville and there is a Tornado on the ground just a few miles south of me. Looks like I am here for the night.

Heres what I am heading into

Well I am stopped again just short of Knoxville, waiting on another storm waive to pass. I will get there slow but sure :):):)

I left Fayetteville at 5Am this morning. I have just stopped in Asheville, NC to wait out the first wave of storms that will be coming thru.

Poplar Bluff Photos

Leaving early in the moring going to Green Forest CoC in Poplar Bluff, MO Flooding

223 Meals Today and Volunteers out Working on Tree Removal

Volunteers from KY arrived last night and are out in the neighbors with equipment helping clean up. The levee in Poplar Bluff, MO is still expected to break and when it does they say 7000 people will be affected. Storms and rain are expected the rest of this week. We need your help to assist our neighbors here in America.

Levee starting to break in Poplar Bluff

215 Meals Today

Today Country Club Road CoC is out delivering meals and other supplies. Helen St CoC is going door to door with food boxes, cleaning supplies and signing up houses that need help with cleanup and repair.

Police have evacuated about 1,000 townspeople living near the Black River here after officials determined that a "catastrophic failure" of the levee is imminent.
Poplar Bluff is a community of about 17,000 people in southeast Missouri, about 150 miles from St. Louis.

Police were going house to house in part of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, ordering people to evacuate ahead of an imminent "catastrophic failure" of a levee on the Black River, authorities said Monday. I have talked with the preacher at Green Forest CoC there in Poplar Bluff. He is going to keep us updated on the conditions there. We will be there to help if needed.

Well it looks like another week of rain and storms. Volunteers from Helen St CoC delivered food, water and cleaning supplies to one of the damaged areas yesterday from 4 to 7 PM. We need your help to continue providing these necessery services to OUR NEIGHBORS here in North Carolina. Hope everyone has a good day, now I must get started cooking.

Today we have volunteers from Helen St CoC out in a neighbor hood handing out food boxes and cleaning supplies. I also sent them out with 48 corndog snack bags. I stayed here and am working on packing the lunch bags for tomorrow.

Flooding now main concern as rain continues to fall across Kentuckiana
The Ohio River is at about 22.5 feet at this time and is expected to reach 27 feet by Monday if the rain continues.

Weekly Recap---Photo below is from the St Louis area

Today has been a crazy one. We prepared 610 meals and delivered them. The Helen St CoC had their monthly food
hand out and I have been on the phone with Churches in the St Louis area that were hit by the tornadoes last night.

Below is the recap of our work this week here in Fayetteville, NC.

Before I get to the recap I need you to know that to continue this Mission of Assistance and Evangelism we need your
help. We Urgently Urgently need funds to keep the doors of this Mission work open.

You can donate online at: www.disasterassistancecoc.com or make check payable and mail to:

Disaster Assistance
402 Center Way St
Lake Jackson, TX 77566

Weekly Recap:

Sunday I left home with the mobile headquarters and headed to NC.

Monday I arrived and surveyed the area with Preacher from Helen St CoC

Don Hudson arrived on Wed.

Ron and Sally Keller arrived on Thursday from FL to help.

Don and Ron have approx. 15 Bible studies going on.

We have cooked and taken out to the damaged areas 2128 meals.

Semi load of food and supplies from Disaster Relief Nashville arrived, was
unloaded and supplies taken out.

Today (Saturday) Helen St CoC is having there monthly food handout.

We have been working with multiple churches here in the Fayetteville area.

I have posted many photos on the blog www.disasterassistancecoc.blogspot.com

Monday 4/25- 10 volunteers form the Paducah Ky area will be arriving to help with cleanup
and repairs.They will be sleeping on cots inside the church fellowship hall.

As I am preparing this recap I am waiting on call backs from churches in the St Louis area that.
were hit by the tornadoes last night. If needed we will head that way when things are under control here.

Please pass this information on to everyone on your email and Facebook list , take it to your church and business, you never know who might be willing to help us. Please pray for the thousands of people whose lives have been forever changed and for us as we show the love of the Lord to them by just providing a simple meal.

"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, ..." Matt. 25:35

Looks like double duty today need to get started on the over 500 meals and check on the tornado damage in St Louis, MO

Bridgeton subdivision described as a "war zone". Above photos are from the St Louis area.

Watching the Tornados in the St Louis Area will follow up in the morning if it looks necessary

553 Meals Cook and Handed Out Today

We have a group of 10 volunteers from different churches around the Paducah KY area arriving here on Monday. They have worked at other disasters and will be bring equipment to help with cleanup and repairs that are needed. They will be staying in the Helen St Church fellowship hall and sleeping on cots. There is two showers here one in the men's and one in the women's restrooms.

547 Meals Today

The Semi came today from Churches of Christ Disaster Relief, Nashville. Ron and Sally Keller, from Lake Butler Church of Christ in Lake Bulter FL arrived here today to help us. Ron is going to be working with Don and Sally will be helping prepare the meals. We are now working with multiple churches here in Fayetteville.

Today we did 307 meals. Semi of food and other supplies should arrive here tonight or tomorrow morning. Don Hudson should be here within the next 15 min. Trying to get volunteers scheduled for this weekend. If you can help just let me know.

Good day today. We delivered 111 lunches out to the disaster areas. Allen(preacher here)said things went well and he wants to do 300 tomorrow. I have volunteers coming to the mobile headquarters tonight to get the lunch bags ready for tomorrow morning. Also sometime later this week Disaster Relief Nashville will be bringing a semi load of food and supplies here to the Church.

We are setup at the Helen Street CoC in Fayetteville,NC. Damage photos below. I will post more details tomorrow

North Carolina Update

This morning I have talked with three Churches in the Raleigh area, NC emergency mgmt, Volunteers of America and Don Yelton who lives in NC. If we are needed they will get back with me.

Have been on the phone this morning with North Carolina emergency management waiting to hear back from them on what they need

Checking with Churches in the Raleigh, NC area. The weather channel is reporting large tornadoes in that area with much damage.

Tornadoes Sweeping Across MS and AL Lots of Damage

Mapleton, IA Tornado

I have talked with one Church south of Mapleton and waiting on call backs from another minister and a Elder located in that general area. There is no Church of Christ in Mapleton.

2011 Huricane Predictions

NAMED STORMS 16

HURRICANES 9

MAJOR 5

The Weather Channel is reporting widespread damage from tornado in Hopkinsville,Ky. I have talked to Southside Church of Christ there in Hopkinsville, they are looking into this and will let me know the condition of things there.