10/27/2024
Oh my….today was a hard but rewarding one. We made 50 containers of Italian Beef and Tomato Casserole with Polenta Crust and delivered it out to Poga/Elk Mills area, just over the TN line. It’s a war zone out there. The worst destruction I’ve seen in all of my food deliveries. We dropped food at the old fire department (it was swept away in the storm), then we headed up to Bob’s Island Store where we met Shay who was navigating things from there. She was getting ready for a fish fry, but gladly accepted a few to offer folks a “variety.” Then the magic happened. We headed down to the local church where we heard a group was gathering. When we drove up, I wasn’t sure if they were in the middle of outdoor sermon, or what, but I gingerly made my way over and mentioned we had hot food, and they turned around and were like, “I’m starving, I’ll take one, and I’ll take one, and so on.” It turns out, they were Kim Ashby’s family still out diligently looking for her❤️🩹. For those who don’t know, her and her husband came up to check their home in Elk Park during the storm, and were swept away by the flood waters. Her husband was able to get to the bank, she was not. We were a long ways from her house. These people have been searching for 4 weeks. A group from Missouri had driven here to help, and were heading back, so they were happy for a hot meal. To say we got chills is an understatement. I will say, we have been led to where people need us. Saying a prayer that they find 💜🌈❤️🩹
