When the floodwaters receded in Alabama’s Wiregrass area early this month, Alabama Baptist disaster relief volunteers surged in to help victims start the work toward recovery.
At press time April 9, teams from Baptist associations including Etowah, East Cullman, Elmore and Colbert-Lauderdale had completed 14 projects in the Dothan and Geneva areas “with great results,” said Mel Johnson, associate for disaster relief and construction for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions.
“It is reported that all families assisted were touched deeply by the ministry extended from 29 volunteers this week,” Johnson said.
The appreciation the teams have received has been “overwhelming,” he said.
William Shealey was one of those flood victims touched by the assistance, according to the Dothan Eagle.
About two feet of water poured into the back portion of Shealey’s home when flooding soaked his neighborhood after the area was battered with rain in late March and early April.
State Baptist volunteers went in to “mud out” Shealey’s home, stripping carpet, removing Sheetrock and insulation, pumping out water and spraying what’s left of the walls with Clorox to prevent mold from growing.
“They are just unbelievable. It’s wonderful, what they’re doing,” said Shealey, according to the Eagle.
Teams were set to wrap up and head home April 10. By that time, more than 18 mud-out and cleanup projects will have been completed since the floodwaters receded, Johnson said. (TAB)
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