Reflections Of A Heart Weathered By Tornadoes: Charles’ Story
- At May 18, 2011
- By Tony Cece
- In Disaster Relief, Featured, Humanitarian, Operation Blessing, USA, Videos
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – As I drove through the debris of what used to be Smithfield Estates, a suburb of Birmingham, Ala., I was shocked by the power a tornado has to destroy both homes and lives. The wreckage evokes a sense of awe at the power of nature, but also stirs fears of uncertainty and the lack of control we have over it. My mind began imagining different scenarios of what each family had been doing to protect themselves as the storm swept past—and the prayers that must have been prayed. Then I thought of what I would do to protect my family during such an event and it began to overwhelm me. I gained control of my thoughts as I arrived at one of the Operation Blessing work sites, but little did I know that these emotions would quickly resurface in a very real way as I met Charles, a husband and father like me, who began to tell me the devastating impact tornadoes have had on his life.
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