On August 16 prolonged rainfall in the southern part of Louisiana resulted in catastrophic flooding that submerged thousands of homes. Louisiana's governor, John Bel Edwards, called the disaster a historic, unprecedented flooding event. Rainfall Exceeded 20 inches in many parishes.
On August 20 the members of the Disaster Care Ministry at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church loaded up our trailer with 288 Flood Buckets, 50 Quilts, 150 Bath Towels, 150 Wash Cloths , 75 Hand Towels and 288 Bibles.
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| Loading Buckets in the rain - photo by David Ricks |
On August 22 David Ricks and Dan Cowan Headed to Trinity Lutheran in Baton Rouge, LA
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| Unloading Buckets- Photo by Dan Cowan |
We spent some a brief time talking with volunteers and relief staff.
After unloading the trailer. We returned home. round trip and unloading took 20 hours.
Our relief effort could not have happened without the support of our volunteers and donors. A grant from LCMS Disaster Grants paid for many of the supplies in the buckets
