Recovery

The Iowa Disaster Response Team has been home for nearly 24 hours and we are in the "recovery" mode ourselves.

I did not realize how weary I was until I slowed down and reflected on all that God allowed us to experience.

We are "recovering" from an intense time of ministry and work. And it is refreshing.

Here is one final story that came to light en route back from Iowa.

My cell phone rang and I recognized the number as an Iowa area code. Kurk was on the other end of the line and he wanted to thank the team for all that we did while we were in Oakville, Iowa.

I asked him what he was doing. He said that he was behind a big truck that was towing a FEMA trailer.

What he said next was thrilling.

He said the trailer was headed to his mom's house and would be installed and set up the next morning.

What made this thrilling was that the new home for the trailer was the exact location where our team worked. Ruby was going to have a temporary home until her permanent home could be built. We cleared the way for the construction of her new home and FEMA brought her temporary home.

One last thought....Ruby has promised to prepare dinner for those who helped her and her family in their time of need. Getting her temporary home is one step closer to her permanent home which is one step closer to a great dinner of celebration.

Ruby....get out the pots and pans...we're coming to your house!