Samaritan's Purse (2011/2012 Alabama Tornadoes)
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About this facility
- Mission
- FROM THE SITE:
Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ.
The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Working 2011 AL Tornadoes:
Jefferson Co.
Tuscaloosa
Hueytown
Concord
Pleasant Grove
Smithville
DeKalb Co.
Jackson Co.
St. Claire Co. - Service
- Temporary
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1/26/12 VOAD Conf. Notes
Working out of Northpark Baptist Church. Tarping, chainsaw, skidder available
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1/23/12 VOAD Conf. Notes
Samaritan's Purse Disaster Relief Unit deployed to the Trussville area.
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FROM THE SITE:
April 29, 2011
Alabama Tornado Response
Samaritan’s Purse is helping victims of the violent storms that ripped through the state
Samaritan’s Purse has workers and equipment in Alabama to help victims of a series of violent tornadoes that pummeled the state Wednesday.
We have deployed two of our Disaster Relief Units, tractor-trailers fully stocked with emergency tools and supplies, to serve as command posts for staff and volunteers in the hardest hit areas. One unit is based at Garywood Assembly of God in Bessemer, about 12 miles southwest of Birmingham, and another is being set up in Tuscaloosa today.
“Authorities here have opened the doors and given us the ability to do what we've been called here to do, and to get volunteers in here and allow them to bless people and give them hope in what looks like a hopeless situation to them,” said Rick Cobb, who is leading our team in the Birmingham area.
Our staff is mobilizing volunteers to begin removing debris, making emergency repairs on houses, and demonstrating God’s care and concern to tornado victims.
“There were blocks and blocks wiped out, trees just snapped off and stripped,” Cobb said. “It's just total devastation. People will have to completely start over.”
The severe storms Wednesday spawned tornadoes and winds that wiped out homes and businesses across Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Virginia. Entire towns were leveled, and hundreds of thousands of people were without power. At least 297 people were killed, including 210 in Alabama.
The National Weather Service received reports of more than 150 tornadoes around the regions, including 66 in Alabama and 38 in Mississippi. The worst tornado outbreak in U.S. history occurred in April 1974, when 148 twisters touched down in 13 states over a 16-hour period.
The loss of life is the greatest from an outbreak of U.S. tornadoes since April 1974, when the weather service said 315 people were killed by a storm that swept across 13 Southern and Midwestern states.
WAYS YOU CAN HELP
PRAY:
# For the people affected by the storms.
# That God would direct our staff to where we are most needed.
# That God would be glorified through our work.
GIVE:
Go to the site to help provide the resources needed to help families whose homes have been damaged or destroyed.
GET INVOLVED:
Samaritan's Purse will schedule volunteers to help with this response. More details will be made available as we determine where to work.