We have a good selection of food here at the house but I know of three people who are coming over tomorrow. I will let you know if they leave some gaps. One of the ladies coming is the one I told Johnna about that lost her hero son ( the young manager at Pizza Hut who held the door to the freezer closed with a bungee cord so 12 lives were saved but he was finally blown away. Pam also lost her house and her possessions. She has Celiacs and had been existing on the little gummy bear fruit things that she knew was safe. I spoke to her today and she and her husband will be over here tomorrow evening. She did say that she was able to pick up a few things at Mission Joplin. She was amazed to see the gluten free croutons on the shelves there.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Sunday Evening
Right now it seems as if we are doing pretty well. The Mission Joplin pantry was refreshed yesterday afternoon. I came right home after church this morning as I have a terrible sinus infection (got some antibiotics this afternoon. It was kind of hard getting hold of my doctor as his office was blown away completely. The St John's Hospital (they have a huge tent now...it looks like "Mash" over there) contacted him and had him call me. he has been able to keep his sense of humor in all this. My pharmacist (at Sam's) told me that when Dr Knapp called in the prescription he asked if they had any log cabin kits at Sam's that he could put together and use for a temporary office.;)
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Rita,
ReplyDeleteI'm the woman who emailed you from Hoover,AL. I've started a box that I'm planning on mailing you this week. Do you know if Baptist Disaster Teams are in your area serving meals? If they are they could help you get the word out about your G.F. foods that you have. It's so good to hear about how you are helping those with Celiac disease in Joplin. God bless you in your work.
Thank you Stephanie, I will check to see if the Baptist Disaster Teams are in town. Is that the only name they would have. Our Church, Forest Park Baptist Church on one of the main crossroads in Joplin has a very large effort in the community. We have a gluten free section in their food bank and folks are using it. I am thinking I need to make a flyer to put there to let them know I have more at my home. Some things just can't be in a bus barn with no air conditioning. It is in the 90's this week. Appreciate you
ReplyDeleteThe name of the organization is the Southern Baptist Covention Disaster Relief.
ReplyDeleteHere is the link to your local Southern Baptist Association who would know if and where there are feeding stations in Joplin:
Spring River Baptist Association - Steve Patterson, DOM
4037 E. 7th Street, Joplin, MO 64801
P.O. Box 1088
Joplin, MO 64802-1088
417.782.3770 (wk) 417.782.1044 (fax) EMAIL srbadom@gmail.com
Web Site: www.springriverbaptist.com
Hope this helps!
Thanks Stephanie, I have been looking into this from online reports and realized that the SBC Disaster Releif Teams have been in town for the past two weeks. I recognize their t shirts and we have been seeing them all over town. Here is a quote from their web site.
ReplyDelete"SBDR operations are winding down in the Joplin, Mo., area, where at least 134 people died as a result of last week’s EF-5 tornado that devastated as much as one-third of the city of 50,000.
“We’re getting a lot done,” says Rick Seaton, director of men’s missions and ministry for the Missouri Baptist Convention. “But most of our feeding, chainsaw and chaplain operations are phasing out over the weekend. Childcare is shutting down on Friday. After Sunday, we’ll have only one feeding unit and one chainsaw unit operating.”
In the wake of the Joplin tornado, some 400 volunteers from Missouri, Kansas/Nebraska and Oklahoma prepared 18,140 meals; chaplains made 4,040 visits and contacts; 314 chainsaw jobs were completed; 134 children were cared for; and almost 900 showers and laundry loads provided." They have done much and helped greatly.