Homeowners in Savannah, Georgia, give thanks for the Samaritan’s Purse volunteers who are helping them recover from flooding caused by remnants of Hurricane Debby.
Source: www.samaritanspurse.org
Aug 22, 2024
NM-240802- Grateful in Savannah-Overview
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So after the storm, Debby left, there is everything normal the next day. Kids go home, and everything is normal.
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But the Friday, we start seeing some water coming out from the edges of the road.
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But then the water start rising and rising and rising.
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Finally, the water started coming in through the side of the house, out of nowhere.
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And the water continued to rise and rise and come in more.
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Then it was the side of the living room, then it was coming into my room, and when I came to see, there was water all over the place coming in.
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We had a ton of volunteers and people all over the neighborhood coming through on boats bringing sandbags, supplies.
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Somebody come by probably about 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon.
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We flagged them down, and we said, “Hey, can you get the kids out of here?”
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I bought this house June 18th.
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I moved in June 18th, this year, moved in June. This is my first house I’ve ever bought. It had reached; I remember it was in my garage. I was like, please don’t come to my house. I was like, please don’t come to my house, and then unfortunately I woke up
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Sunday morning, I stepped out of bed, and I heard squish. I was like, “No, I cannot do this.”
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Samaritan’s Purse is here in Savannah, Georgia, due to Hurricane Debby, which has caused widespread damage across this area.
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We are seeing lots of homes that are flooded and several areas that are still not accessible, except for by boat or kayak.
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And then Samaritan’s Purse comes in, and they’re like, “No, don’t worry about it.
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It’s what we do. It’s what we gotta do.”
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Oh, it means the world to us.
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It means the absolute world to us.
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We go outside and meet the whole crew, with all nice people and all volunteers.
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He tell us the things like what’s going on with our house and the flood.
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I actually didn’t believe it was going to happen.
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I’m not going to lie.
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I’m going to be so honest.
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I called you guys and he’s like, “Yeah, we’ll probably be out there on Saturday.”
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I was like, they ain’t coming Saturday.
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They ain’t coming.
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And then I got the call today, and I was like, no way.
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That’s where God shows up because these are faith people and all these volunteers, and they’re doing a wonderful job, and I thank them very much.
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I’m very thankful.
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Thank the Lord we got folks like y’all.
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I thank you.
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I appreciate it.
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And may they continue.
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May God keep giving them the source, the volunteers, and the willingness to continue doing what they’re doing right now.
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