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Below are first-hand accounts from Disaster Relief volunteers and natural disaster victims. “I want to let you know that the CAP team that came to my home Tuesday, Aug. 28 was a welcome sight. Our basement flooded almost to the first floor of our home and we had most of our school materials (we are both teachers) and craft supplies in the basement along with some other items. These young people and the leaders worked to get our basement emptied and also cleaned with bleach. They were here roughly 3 hours and accomplished more than my husband and I could do in 4 days. They had already cleaned a home for a lady in the morning and left to do at least another home when they departed from our house.
She quickly knew it would be awhile before they would be able to return to her home. With the help of one of the CAP teams, and members of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania, Katie’s wait may not be as long as she initially had thought The first floor of her 2 story home was cleaned out. The bottom of the stairs leading to her second floor were soon hanging in mid air as floors, floor joist, walls, and doors, were ripped out. By mid-morning, peering inside from where her front door use to be, all that seemed to remain of the home were a few lonely standing wall studs and an unreachable staircase.
Later in the evening the 3 CAP teams reunited. The 100-degree temperatures had not stopped the teams from accomplishing work they were all proud of. Three other homes, besides Katie’s, had been cleaned out and “gutted”, and it was only the end of the first day. “The truck-load of materials donated by the Christian Appalachian Disaster Program to our Broome County neighbors affected by the November flash flood was absolutely wonderful! It showed through faith in action and the warm, generous spirit of our fellow countrymen and women who reach out to help people whom they will never see or know. On behalf of all the families who will benefit from your very thoughtful and generous donation, please extend our appreciation to the Christian Appalachia Project and our best wishes for the Holidays.” -John
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Katie and her 16 month-old son, Blaise, have been living with her parents since the first warning of the flood was given. Anticipation grew for the 3 days it took for her to get back to their house to assess the damage. “It took that long to get back because we couldn’t get through the streets”, Katie relayed to the CAP disaster relief group as they prepared to start work on her home. “There was so much debris, and water we just couldn’t get there”.
Cheers from the CAP group could be heard throughout as the first floor joist was put in. By the end of the day enough flooring was back down to walk through to the back part of the house where bleach water was being applied on the few remaining floor joist to kill the mold that could be smelled long before seen.
