The Churches of Christ got involved in helping the tornado victims in Moore, Okla., immediately after the horror. In fact, the Nashville-based Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort began sending help Sunday, when the storms first began ravaging that section of the country.
The most deadly of the storms came Monday, when an around 200 mph EF-5 tornado ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore and also hit elsewhere in the area. According to CNN, 24 people lost their lives, including nine children. More than 230 people were reported to be injured.
Tuesday afternoon, rescue workers continued to comb through the rubble to find survivors and bodies.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin described the tornado as one of the “most horrific storms and disasters that this state has ever faced.”
Joe Dudney, the executive director of the Church of Christ-sponsored relief organization — whose warehouse is on Allied Drive in Nashville — says that trucks have been sent to Oklahoma with supplies, with more being planned to depart in the coming week.
One truck, for example, went to aid the Lakeview Church of Christ in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Although the devastation in Moore, Okla., is the most horrific, there was plenty of damage the day before in Texas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
Dudney’s group has also sent help to those who were affected by the storms in Texas.
Dudney recommends those who wish to assist the organization’s efforts donate through the group’s website due to the group’s ability to purchase goods at a large discount.
If you are available, the organization will be packing boxes at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning to be sent to those in need. It’s estimated that 1,300 food boxes will be prepared in around two hours. Lunch will also be provided to volunteers.
The Disaster Relief Effort warehouse is at 410 Allied Drive, just off Nolensville Road in South Nashville. If you are heading south on Nolensville, you must cross Thompson Lane and then go less than a mile. Allied Drive is on your right. Go right and the warehouse is almost immediately on your right.
For information, call 615-833-0888 or 1-888-541-2848. E-mail is dsastrrlf@aol.com.
For immediate help , you can text “REDCROSS” to 90999 to donate $10 to the relief efforts.
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