Live the Life: Tornado Warning

This past April bad storms devastated many places in the US. The storms produced tornadoes that ripped through some areas, causing major damage. People lost their homes and some people even lost their lives. It was a horrible time and I’m sure everyone was praying for the people affected.

During those storms last April, multiple tornadoes touched down in Glade Spring, Virginia, only 45 minutes from the Live the Life Offices. Hundreds of houses and businesses were destroyed and 7 people lost their lives.

At Live the Life we believe God calls us to help our neighbors in need. Two days after the storms hit, 3 of the Live the Life team members drove to Glade Spring to work in a Distribution Center. The Center collected donations from generous people in the area and gave them to people who were affected by the storms and were in need. They had collected everything from food, pots and pans, to clothes, toys and furniture. It was truly amazing to see all the donations people had given.

During the day we met a lot of people that came into the Distribution Center to get the supplies they needed to live after the devastation the storm brought. One woman told us how she had 13 people living in her house because they had all lost their own homes. She came to the Distribution Center to get food to feed everyone. Another woman told us how her trailer was rolled over three times with her and her family inside. She came with her two year old for food, clothes and toys because she lost everything.

Driving around the area after our shift at the Distribution Center was over, we were amazed at how terrible the damage actually was. Trees were blown everywhere. Houses were in pieces; with holes in their roofs and walls you could see into every house. Semi-truck trailers were flattened. The roof of a hotel was blown off. And storage garages were ripped to pieces. It was worse than we could have even imagined.