Since I’ve had quite a few emails and messages today concerning Hurricane Helene, I thought I’d make brief post updating my readers.
I live in North Carolina. In the Piedmont — an area which puts me smack-dab in the middle of the Tarheel State. I am fine. My daughter and her family are fine. My son and his wife who live in Florida are fine. I appreciate more than you’ll ever know everyone who has asked about me and my family. Quilters are seriously the best people ever.
What’s not so fine is Western North Carolina. There’s a lot of flooding. Some folks have literally lost everything except what little they could carry out with them. There obviously is no power and there’s no cell service. Families are hanging onto their sanity by sheer will and the power of prayer as they wait to hear from their loved ones. I can only imagine how parents with kids at App State are feeling.
Pray for North Carolina. Pray for the linemen. Pray for the rescue personnel. It could be a while before we get everything cleaned up and all the questions answered.
#Northcarolinastong #ReBuildboone #Prayforwesternnorthcarolina
PS — If you feel led, please direct donations to Samaritan’s Purse (www.samaritanspurse.org). They are already on the ground in Boone, assembling medical facilities. Or direct your donations to the American Red Cross. I did hear Appalachian State University has its dining hall up and running for anyone who needs a hot meal.
The top photos were screen shot from Appalachian State’s Facebook Page and Beech Mountain’s Facebook Page. The Oz photos are mine.
One reply on “Prayers for Western North Carolina”
I feel like everyone knows someone from the areas that were mauled by Helene. I’m waiting to hear from my high school friend in South Carolina. Friends near Ashville did not receive any personal damage, but neighbors did. Like Mark and me, they are ‘preppers’ so have food, water, and a couple solar gadgets and are able to help a couple neighbors. Deborah