Devastation to Restoration: Finding Hope on a Mountain in North Carolina
Terrain damage from Hurricane Helene triggered a devastating landslide in the North Carolina mountains, burying Charles and Maria’s home under a wall of mud and debris.
“We got up to the side of the road up there that's just now clear and it was eight-foot, rock mud, 40- foot long trees, and we just looked at it and said, “Okay we're done,” the Marcoms explained. “We're just - no way we could attempt to even start.”
Facing an overwhelming task, the Marcoms needed help to save their home of 20 years.
“I thought it was too big. I thought should we just walk away. I didn’t know; I just, it was too big. That’s all I could say.”
That’s when Operation Blessing’s disaster relief team stepped in. And when volunteers arrived, they brought not just equipment and manpower, but hope.
“We had nowhere to go. Nowhere. And there you are. I can't believe you brought 16 men with you. I can't believe if you would have seen this before. Oh you did. You did see it before. I just can't believe and you guys did this. I can't believe.”
As teams worked tirelessly to clear the mud and debris, the Marcom’s received more than physical help.
“The Bible says you will know them by their fruit. Yeah, your fruit. Look at the fruit that you guys are putting out. I mean, the total strangers. I want to be you guys. You're showing the love of Jesus more than anybody could show it,” they said gratefully.
Thanks to you, Operation Blessing volunteers and partners, the Marcom’s found practical help and renewed faith in the power of community.
“You're such a blessing. Everybody that's lifted hands it's been such a blessing to us and I mean if we could ever help we'll be there helping as well. Oh my gosh I can't wait to be on the other side of this. I can't wait – overwhelming. We had nowhere to go - nowhere – and there you are!”
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