Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Dear Friends,
ORH is continuing our efforts in West Virginia. Today Pastor Guy Altizer, ORH Board Member,
is in West Virginia. He sent me the
following report.
“Rainelle is not
starting until Thursday. Going tomorrow to Clendenin WVA. Pastor Shawn Davis
and his people are in BIG trouble!! I have not been able to contact the man in
Beckley. I will try again tomorrow.”
Pray for Pastor Guy and his wife; he and she are with people
who really need help. Pray for their
health and safety. They are living in a
small camper about 8 ft wide and 12 ft long.
He and his wife, “Cookie”, are remaining mobile so they can be of
service when needed.
He mentioned the man in Beckley, WV in his report. Pastor Guy, while contacting the people he is
helping, dialed a wrong number. The man
who answered told of his terrible circumstances and wanted to know if we could
help. Sadly, we were not able to re-contact
the man. Pray for the people of WV. There is terrible hardship there.
Pastor Gordon Dickson of Calvary Baptist Church in Findlay,
OH wrote the following to illuminate us on the hardships.
“Jan, Here is what I've been able to learn from
Pastor Shawn Davis about the situation at Calvary Baptist in Clendenin, WV. The basement of the church is mainly cinder
block construction. The wallboard and furnishings have been torn out. The
county requires them to renovate their electrical service and they are working
on that.
Replacing the 4 HVAC
units for the church will be one of the biggest hurdles. Pastor Davis received
an initial estimate of $25,000 for all four. (They were able to have an 11 AM
service this past Sunday, using fans for ventilation.)
The basement of the
parsonage was completely flooded. They also had 4 feet of water on the first
floor. Most of the possessions of the pastor's family were destroyed. It is my understanding that insurance will
not cover any of these needs.
Pastor Davis' vehicle
was also destroyed. He is presently using a borrowed vehicle to get back and
forth to his other job.
Next Steps
When we travel down
for a survey trip on Friday, we will use a moisture meter to check the moisture
levels throughout the church building. One of my deacons is a flood restoration
specialist. He tells me that the internal duct work may need to be replaced as
well. We will also study the damage in the parsonage to develop a plan for that
as well.
I have been talking
to some other pastors about this need. I believe that we may be able to put
together some work teams to help. The main goal for this Friday (7/15) will be
to survey the situation and try to design small projects for future work teams.
Please pray! Sincerely, Gordon Dickson, Calvary Baptist
Church, Findlay, Ohio, 419.422.6842”
Pastor Dickson has supplied pictures which are in the attached
PDF. It is interesting that Pastor Davis
commented that he never truly understood or appreciated the hardship from such
a disaster. He said that he would look
so differently on requests for help in the future. Pray that the $1000.00 we sent to him will
stabilize him for the continuance of the church.
If you wish to give by
check, please send the check to Operation Renewed Hope, P.O. Box 43242,
Fayetteville, NC 28309. Please designate
the gift for your specific purpose.
God bless,
Jan Milton
Operation Renewed Hope
1017 Sage Green Ct.
Raleigh, NC 27610
910-987-5072
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