Pilger Day 4

We completed day four of our work in pilger. It was about the same as yesterday.We continued to remove small debris from what use to be residential lots. Sherri and I were again supervising the work group, Dan was driving the trash vehicle and Joy was doing data entry for the staff. We enjoyed working with Becky Peterson and the rest of her staff. We were blessed to be able to serve the people of Pilger, NE.

Disaster Response in Pilger Day 3

Today our team was split up. Dan drove the 4 wheeler that toed the garbage tailor. Joy reorganized the tool storage and did some data entry for the Emergency Management folks and Sherri and I lead a clean up team.

Disaster Response in Pilger NE, Day 2

Today began day two of our work in Pilger, NE. The day began with a heavy fog. We almost missed Pilger from the Highway because of the fog.

We started out cleaning wood and Styrofoam out of a farmers field.Just of the field we were working in was a giant pile (mountain) of derbies.

We completed this task around 10:30 and moved to cleaning some yards of houses in town. At 11:15 Sherri and I left the group to fix lunch. We grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, and Chicken breast for all the volunteers. Lunch was served at 12:15.      

After Lunch we attended worship at the site were St Paul's use to stand. The worship, although a little hot, was very enjoyable. After worshipwe mingled with the locals and other volunteers.

Disaster Response in Pilger NE, Day !

We just completed the first day of work at Pilger. We Cleaned small debris from around the Middle School and St Paul Lutheran Church. We met some new friends from Illinois, Iowa, and of coarse Nebraska. We had the opportunity to talk with several people who survived the storm.

We spoke with Pastor Makelin about the Church and the resilience of the congregation. Becky and the whole Emergency Management Team did a great job of feeding us lunch..

Here are a few pictures from Today

The Area we worked in Prior to any clean up

Same Area toward the end of the day today.

The Bell tower is all that was left of the church building and parsonage

Star the comfort dod Met us at lunch!

Cleaning Debries

At lunch

At work in Pilger

We are working in Pilger, NE today.

Heading for Pilger

This Morning a small group from the Disaster Care Ministry at Beautiful Savior Lutheran in Arlington, TX are headed to Pilger Nebraska to assist in clean up. It has been just over two weeks since twin tornadoes devastated the  the town. As time allows I will post about our trip.

Hurricane Arthur Made Landfall This Evening Near Cape Lookout

Hurricane Arthur made brief  landfall this evening near Cape Lookout, NC as a Category 2 Hurricane. Arthur Currently has sustained winds of 100 mph.This is the first Category 2 storm to make landfall in the U.S. since Hurricane Ike in 2008.

Arthur is expected to bring strong winds, torrential  rains and extensive flooding to the Outer Banks.

Please keep those in Arthur's path in your prayers.

From the National Hurricane Center:

Arthur has been Upgraded to a Hurricane

Arthur has officially been upgraded to a hurricane. The outer rain bands are already reaching the southern portion of North Carolina. It is expected to make brief landfall as a category 2  hurricane before skirting the east coast, dumping a lot of rain on the eastern sea board this holiday weekend. Please keep those in Arthur's path in your prayers.

From the National Hurricane Center

First Named Storm in the Atlantic for This Hurricane Season

The Tropical Depression of the coast of Florida has been upgraded to the first named storm in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Arthur is expected to Slowly drift northwest over night before turning north on Wednesday. By Thursday it could strengthen to a category 1 Hurricane and  could approach the North Carolina Coastline. Arthur could create a wet 4th of July along the East Coast.