Lutheran Church Charities is on the ground in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina coordinating crisis response teams to support those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. LCC trains and deploys Lutheran Early Response Teams (LERT) with expertise in chainsaw work, heavy equipment use, debris removal, flood recovery, and mucking homes. LCC also sends responders certified in Spiritual First Aid™, to provide frontline spiritual and emotional care.
MONDAY NOVEMBER 4 UPDATE
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Today 19 LCC LERT volunteers started our third and final week of deployment to western North Carolina. The teams worked at five sites. One of the sites in Asheville was on a steep slope of her yard. Everything needed to be cut and either left in place or hand carried, as no machinery could access the yard. She sent an email later that said, “You are all amazing! Our life had been turned upside down, but you have helped by doing what you do. Thank you so much. God bless all of you!”
Another site in Asheville had fifteen dangerous leaning trees that had to be felled as well as a tree that had been broke in half. Fortunately we have a climber this week that was able to remove this safely. The homeowner was extremely grateful to have these dangerous trees now gone and her property made safe for her family. Each of these “new” volunteers worked hard at each assigned site and shared the love of Christ with those they served. |
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