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Dale Peterson's avatar

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Ephesians 6:12

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Rochelle Eisenberger's avatar

I live 20 miles northwest of Boone, NC and two miles from the TN border. No county government officials cleared the roads or helped anyone outside city limits (I couldn't get into town for a couple days, so I didn't know what it was like in Boone). Yesterday in NC, county road crews were finally out pushing downed trees that had been cut by regular people off the shoulder of the roads. My 92 year old neighbor has never seen anything like this.

My spouse and I were fortunate - downed trees, minor flooding in our basement. Some of our goats were close to our creek that flooded and were up to their bellies in their house (goats hate even walking in water) and we got them out to wander in the yard and on our porch until the water went down.

Houses, animals, small churches, and parts of road all washed away. We had heavy rain a day or two before the hurricane, so the forest was 'primed' for destruction. There are still limbs falling and trees crashing. Everything is still wet and it's so humid. I tried handwashing clothes a couple days ago and they are finally dry today.

I got cell service, finally, two hours ago. Still no power, but I have a gravity fed cistern and propane so I have hot water and a stove top to cook on. Three volunteers from Winston-Salem are up here all week removing trees from driveways and cut up six big ones on mine (it's a long drive and steep). I am so thankful! Today is the best day I've had in a while! Morale is getting low around here

in our rural area.

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