10/06/2024
There truly are no words for the devastation across the mountain community. As I sit here and reflect everything that I have seen and done over the past seven days, the miles I drove and time away from my normal life I am very humbled. Until you see the damage done by the power of the river and mud slides there is no way for me to describe it and you get the full understanding. I have learned so much this week. One thing, the mountain people are so simple and easy going. It takes a special breed to live up in them hills day in and day out! Most of them don’t require a whole lot to get by. They are all so very thankful for us and what supplies we had to share. And yes there are some in total need of everything and we are so happy we can help them. I have been somewhere different everyday and one thing I notice is, there is no race, there is no gender identity crap, it’s all hands on deck! It’s all walks of life showing up to help our neighbors from such a horrible tragedy that they truly were not prepared for! And if the news would stay turned off, it would stay that way! There would be no division between us. There would only be one race, the human race, with the blood of an American fighting together to survive! There are so many stories, of success and survival, but then there are story of loss and pain. But the biggest story to me… “We The People” showed up! We are the boots on the ground. The government is not going to come save us! I know that now more than ever! And in a couple weeks when they are forgotten and they have no power still and roads are still not accessible, “We The People” will continue to Rise Up and show up for our people! May God Bless everyone in the hills! May God Bless everyone with boots on the ground!
