First step was to unload the supplies we took to North Carolina.

Calvary Chapel of Asheville did not sustain much damage in the storm, but they were located in the epicenter of the relief effort. It would take pages to detail all they did to the glory of God.

On our first morning, we went to the house of an elderly woman. The babbling brook behind her house had become a ragging torrent that swept under her home destroying insulation, wiring, ducts, etc. It all needed to be remove before mold cold set in.

If you lived in the valleys, water was your enemy. If you lived in the mountains, it was hurricane-force winds and tornadoes. We heard about a woman who lived alone and had been cut off by multiple fallen trees.

The area around Burnsville had been particularly hit hard. We spent three days emptying and cleaning the basement of an older couple that had been flooded to the ceiling overturning freezers full of meat, hundreds of jars of canned goods, and everything else you can think of that someone might store in the basement.

Spoiled meat, compromised canning jars, mud, and more... what a job.

In the immediate aftermath of the storm, no services were operating. There was nothing to do except pile refuse in the yards and along the road. This was the scene all over western North Carolina.

Folks from Calvary Chapels in Pennsylvania and California, along with others helped to bless Miss Diane and her family. It's hard to image what they would have faced over the next few days otherwise.