Dear Friends,
This was from an email sent to me on Saturday from a conservative organization that keeps me up to date on national news. I had not realized the flooding that was happening in West Virginia.
The state needs prayer, folks!
Below are the details of the flooding, the effects and especially how we can be praying.
If you can help, I'm sure it would be appreciated, but all of us can certainly prayer.
Have a good week!
Grace,
The news out of West Virginia is shocking. The death toll has DOUBLED in just the past few hours. Thousands are facing loss of everything. My friend Gary LeBlanc and his Mercy Chefs team are rushing to the epicenter of the devastation. I'm asking the Grassfire team to help Mercy Chefs provide hot meals to victims and volunteers. Please go here to rush relief to West Virginia, and see below for more details.
Steve Elliott
P.S. Gary and his team will be serving hot meals within 24 hours! This is critical. Your gift TODAY will help feed victims and volunteers in West Virginia RIGHT AWAY. It costs just $2.50 to serve a meal. Your $25 tax-deductible gift can help feed 10 people; $50 can help feed 20 people; 100 can serve 40 meals. Go here:
Friday P.M.
Grace,
The devastation from the flooding in West Virginia is escalating by the minute. I have been in near constant contact with emergency officials who are saying this is a 1,000-year flood. Twenty are confirmed dead and the death toll keeps rising.
I just ordered an EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT of all available Mercy Chefs resources to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia -- at the epicenter of the hardest hit region and already one of the most economically suppressed communities in the entire country.
If you saw the video of the burning house floating down the river... that's where we will be stationed. The pastor we are in contact with says they are still rescuing people from their homes -- it's life or death for many and thousands are facing the loss of everything.
Grace, the situation is FAR WORSE than we even knew a few hours ago. I am rushing to get our team there TOMORROW (Saturday). If humanly possible, we will be serving our first meals Saturday evening!
I URGENTLY need your help. Quite frankly, we are still recovering from the lengthy deployment in Texas. Funds are tight. But I must respond.
I am working to get my staff in position and begin serving meals as fast as possible. I expect to be serving meals for DAYS as officials are still rescuing victims and power may not be restored to areas in the foreseeable future.
If the Lord has blessed you, would you consider making an over-and-above gift right now? Perhaps some can give $100, $250, $500 or even $1,000 or more. THE NEED IS THAT DESPERATE.
I will be leaving EARLY TOMORROW and will be providing updates upon arrival (or sooner if news warrants).
Finally....
Please PRAY for those who are still facing life-and-death scenarios, for the thousands who are encountering the loss of everything, and for Mercy Chefs and other volunteers and rescue workers who are working to bring relief.
God bless,
Gary
P.S, I have my best chefs and workers rushing to West Virginia as I write. I will be leaving in the morning. The situation is desperate. We will be feeding meals as soon as Saturday night or at the latest Sunday. Please help. As always, your gift is tax deductible. Go here:
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