Ternnessee/Georgia Tornados-3

Email not displaying correctly? Please click View it in your browser.  Tennessee/Georgia Tornados-3   First of all we'd like to say that our prayers are with the folks in Missouri who were hit with the devastating tornado the night before last.  Many have already contacted us about heading over there to help these folks.  As of now, we will remain in TN through the weekend and will then need to head home.  One day soon we’ll be able to remain in the field longer and better help those affected.  Please continue to pray for God’s guidance in this area.   Some of you will remember some pictures I attached to my last email.  Here is a picture of  what was left of the area from the first pictures: There is still a lot of work to be done and what we will do is only a drop in the bucket for all that is here.  We wish we could stay longer, but this is what God has called us to at this time.   Everyone is working hard and we have a really good team.  Three of our team members had to go home this weekend and the Bowery team will be leaving in the next day or so.  We have two new members joining us from FL, one local, one guy from I believe Illinois and three from Virginia will all be coming in today.  They will be a welcome to us!  We have also extended  our rental on the bobcat which is a huge blessing.  Without it we'd probably still be on our first home!   Riddle me this batman-what do you do with this? You turn it into this: Leaving this: We are making a difference not only in the destruction but also in peoples lives! Thanks for all your prayers and support. Proclaiming the Lord in all we do, In season and out of season. Lord Bless, Curt & Mary Jo Hencye Relief Ministries Calvary Chapel Sarasota Website: www.ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com Contact info: Curt: 941-915-9560 Email: Curt@ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com Skype-Hencye Mary Jo: 941-374-1607 Skype-MJHencye Email: MaryJo@ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com If you are interested in helping with the ministry's expenses we have set up an online giving section on our church's web page, https://ccsrq.cc/online-giving, or you can contact us directly, or mail a check to: Calvary Chapel Sarasota Relief Ministries 3800 27th Parkway Sarasota, FL 34235 Please note Relief Ministries in the memo. All dontations are tax deductible. We are self-supporting missionaries.  If you wish to give directly to our living expenses, please note that as well.  A mission's ministry of Calvary Chapel Sarasota. Our mailing address is: Relief Ministries Calvary Chapel Sarasota 3864 Prado Drive Sarasota, FL 34235 Copyright (C) 2009 Relief Ministries Calvary Chapel Sarasota All rights reserved.

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Tennessee/Georgia Tornado Relief-3

Email not displaying correctly? Please click View it in your browser.  Tennessee/Georgia Tornado Relief-3   We arrived late in the afternoon on Sunday and made our way to Apison, TN, just outside of Chattanooga.  It is a small town but was in the path of the longest on record of any tornado for how much time it touched ground, almost 28 miles.  This is the same tornado that started in Alabama.  It was traveling about 60 MPH with winds over 200 MPH.  By the time it got here, it was a ½ mile wide.  Needless to say it destroyed everything in its path.  It is only by the Grace of God that many are still alive.  Much of the area hit was rural, but still a lot of damage.  In a 4 mile radius from the church, over 40 people lost their lives.  Many more were injured.   We are doing debris removal, tree cutting and hauling stuff to the roads to be hauled off by the county.  There is so much that we had to rent a bobcat, skid-steer or we just wouldn’t get anything done.   We have grown to 13 as a couple from CA came by our first jobsite and asked if they could help.  They also have an ATV with a hydraulic trailer on the back.  They’ve done a lot of relief work and have been a real blessing to us.  We invited them to stay with us at Apison United Methodist Church.   We’ve been putting in some long days, but everyone has been working hard and being safe!  There is still a lot to do here and it isn’t too late to join us.  We will more than likely be here for about another week and a half.   Please continue to keep us in your prayers and all those affected by these storms.    Thanks for all your prayers and support. Proclaiming the Lord in all we do, In season and out of season. Lord Bless, Curt & Mary Jo Hencye Relief Ministries Calvary Chapel Sarasota Website: www.ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com Contact info: Curt: 941-915-9560 Email: Curt@ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com Skype-Hencye Mary Jo: 941-374-1607 Skype-MJHencye Email: MaryJo@ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com If you are interested in helping with the ministry's expenses we have set up an online giving section on our church's web page, https://ccsrq.cc/online-giving, or you can contact us directly, or mail a check to: Calvary Chapel Sarasota Relief Ministries 3800 27th Parkway Sarasota, FL 34235 Please note Relief Ministries in the memo. All dontations are tax deductible. We are self-supporting missionaries.  If you wish to give directly to our living expenses, please note that as well.  A mission's ministry of Calvary Chapel Sarasota. Our mailing address is: Relief Ministries Calvary Chapel Sarasota 3864 Prado Drive Sarasota, FL 34235 Copyright (C) 2009 Relief Ministries Calvary Chapel Sarasota All rights reserved.

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Tennessee Tornado Relief-2

Email not displaying correctly? Please click View it in your browser.  Tennessee Tornado Relief-2 We are just about loaded and ready to roll out of here at about 6:30 tomorrow, Sunday, morning.  There will be two guys traveling with me from Sarasota, one from Covenant Life Presbyterian and one from the Barnabas house.  A couple from Merritt Island Calvary Chapel will be leaving out of Merritt Island and 5 guys from the Bowery Mission in NYC will also be leaving their homes tomorrow morning.  On Wednesday Dan will join us from New Mexico for a week.  We will be staying for at least 10 days.   We will all meet at Chattanooga Calvary Chapel in Tennessee where we will journey to Apison, TN, a small town of about 14,000 that was largely destroyed by the tornado that came through it almost 2 weeks ago.  Over 40 people were killed from this tornado in what is considered the Chattanooga area where this particular tornado traveled.   We have been blessed to be provided with a church that will let us stay in the town so that we can be close to where we will be ministering.   There is still room for more to help us out in Tennessee.  If you are interested in helping in any way, please don’t hesitate to contact us!   Please pray for all those families affected by this storm and the others in the area.  Please pray for traveling mercies for our group.  Please pray for wisdom and guidance once we get to Apison.  Please also pray for all of those who have been or will be affected by the flooding that is currently going on from the Mississippi River.   On another note, we just finished up a very rewarding county wide relief preparedness training session yesterday and today.  We had almost 70 people attend.  The comments we received were very positive.  Thanks to all of you who attended and to those who helped us put it on!  To the rest of you, where were you!!  Hope to see you next year if you live in our area.   One final thing, we are looking for volunteers to join us at the Bowery in NYC August 1-8 to help in the kitchen and with other minor things around the building.  If you are interested in joining our team or know someone who is, please let us know.   I maybe able to send out an email or two while I am in Tennessee, if not, I’ll give a full report when I return and I know I still owe a report from last weeks trip to the Bowery with the 8thgrade class, busy, busy, busy!! Thanks for all your prayers and support. Proclaiming the Lord in all we do, In season and out of season. Lord Bless, Curt & Mary Jo Hencye Relief Ministries Calvary Chapel Sarasota Website: www.ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com Contact info: Curt: 941-915-9560 Email: Curt@ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com Skype-Hencye Mary Jo: 941-374-1607 Skype-MJHencye Email: MaryJo@ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com If you are interested in helping with the ministry's expenses we have set up an online giving section on our church's web page, https://ccsrq.cc/online-giving, or you can contact us directly, or mail a check to: Calvary Chapel Sarasota Relief Ministries 3800 27th Parkway Sarasota, FL 34235 Please note Relief Ministries in the memo. All dontations are tax deductible. We are self-supporting missionaries.  If you wish to give directly to our living expenses, please note that as well.  A mission's ministry of Calvary Chapel Sarasota Our mailing address is: Relief Ministries Calvary Chapel Sarasota 3864 Prado Drive Sarasota, FL 34235 Copyright (C) 2009 Relief Ministries Calvary Chapel Sarasota All rights reserved.

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Tennessee/Georgia Tornado Relief-1

Email not displaying correctly? Please click View it in your browser.  Tennessee/Georgia Tornado Relief-1   We have just confirmed with Calvary Chapel Chattanooga in Tennessee that we will be joining them in the tornado relief efforts.  They have been sending teams out since the tornados hit.  We will be going in and helping them in any way we can.   We will be leaving Sarasota this Sunday the 15th.  I have room in my truck to take anyone who wishes to volunteer.  We will be driving straight up I-75 from Sarasota, so if you can make it there somewhere in between, I can pick you up.  Currently, I have no one to travel with me.  The Bowery will be sending five guys down to help from NYC, but I’d really like someone to drive with me so if you are able, please let me know.   We just returned from a trip to the Bowery with the 8thgrade class from the school in our church.  It was a really busy week and we had a lot of fun amidst all of the work that we did.  As soon as I get a chance I’ll be doing an overview and posting some pictures and videos.  I have a week to get some work done and make some money before heading to TN, so really busy!!   Please continue to pray for the people affected by these storms.  There is also a lot of flooding happening around the Mississippi River area, keep those affected by this in your prayers as well.  The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few! Thanks for all your prayers and support. Proclaiming the Lord in all we do, In season and out of season. Lord Bless, Curt & Mary Jo Hencye Relief Ministries Calvary Chapel Sarasota Website: www.ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com Contact info: Curt: 941-915-9560 Email: Curt@ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com Skype-Hencye Mary Jo: 941-374-1607 Skype-MJHencye Email: MaryJo@ReliefMinistriesCCSarasota.com If you are interested in helping with the ministry's expenses we have set up an online giving section on our church's web page, https://ccsrq.cc/online-giving, or you can contact us directly, or mail a check to: Calvary Chapel Sarasota Relief Ministries 3800 27th Parkway Sarasota, FL 34235 Please note Relief Ministries in the memo. All dontations are tax deductible. We are self-supporting missionaries.  If you wish to give directly to our living expenses, please note that as well.  A mission's ministry of Calvary Chapel Sarasota. Our mailing address is: Relief Ministries Calvary Chapel Sarasota 3864 Prado Drive Sarasota, FL 34235 Copyright (C) 2009 Relief Ministries Calvary Chapel Sarasota All rights reserved.

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