The area of Poplar Bluff, MO, affected is in the low-lying area and was one of the first to flood in the tornado. In some houses the water rose to over three feet. While FEMA did award some repair and rebuild money to homes in this area, one the whole it was not enough to cover damages. Most residents that had damage did not have the resources to complete their recovery. The homes we will be working on fall in this category. These people have been waiting a long time for volunteers to come help.
We leave tomorrow morning! This is the first trip for some of us and we aren't sure what to expect it what we are doing:). Thankfully we are pretty fast learners.
Stay tuned...
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