Devastation in Lafeyette, TN

I was honored to travel to Lafeyette, TN today with about forty others to begin the long recovery from the tornadoes that hit the town. We worked hard and cleared a lot of trees, picked up debris, and spoke with people who lost their homes. It was a beautiful day and I was telling my friend, "Wow, the Lord blessed us with the wind!" But then she replied, "Yeah, but the wind is what caused all of this." What a statement of reality. As a looked around and snapped a few pictures, I realized how incredibly powerful all of this was. The amazing thing is that everyone was in such good spirits. No one complained and everyone was working so hard just to make things feasible. We weren't even able to get on the worst streets to help because at this point, they're still missing four people. While we were there today, they found two! Praise the Lord. But the devastation still has outweighed the positive thus far. Today really opened my eyes and made me re-think how much we take for granted. I know that it seems simple, but you can picture in your head how bad you think it is, but it's worse. There are no real words to truly depict the situation. Prayer has been an important necessity the past few days as a few of my friends sort what's left and help support others they know to try to repair the lives they lost.