Construction Work Continues – Volunteers Still Needed

Interior work continues on one of two houses being built for families who were victims of the Big Stone Gap tornado.   Trusses are scheduled to be set on the other house on July 25.  Volunteer teams are still needed for this project.  If you are interested in forming a team, contact on-site coordinators George and Margaret Bradley directly at 423.972.8115 (Margaret's cell phone).

Patrick Johnson, VBMB Disaster Relief Coordinator for the Southwest Virginia region, sent the following pictures, taken July 19.

The Phillips' house, from side	The Phillips' house, from front
The Phillips' house, from front corner	Frances Litton's house, from front
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Construction Work Continues – Volunteers Needed

Construction continues on two houses being built for families who were victims of the Big Stone Gap tornado.  Volunteer teams are still needed for this project.  If you are interested in forming a team, contact on-site coordinators George and Margaret Bradley directly at 423.972.8115 (Margaret's cell phone).

Patrick Johnson, VBMB Disaster Relief Coordinator for the Southwest Virginia region, sent the following pictures of the progress.

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Building Homes for Tornado Victims

Houses are being built for two families who were victims of the Big Stone Gap tornado from earlier this year. The families are paying for the materials while volunteers are doing the construction.  The initiative and organization came from a partnership of Patrick Johnson, VBMB Disaster Relief Coordinator for the southwest VA region, the Clinch Valley Baptist Association, the Wise Baptist Association, and Big Stone Gap Baptist Church.

VBMB Disaster Relief provided $5,000 to assist with the project. This money was used primarily for start-up costs and to provide necessities to enable volunteers to accomplish the work.

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Virginia Baptists Assist with Home Rebuild

Virginia Baptist Disaster Relief and construction missions volunteers in the Southwest Region, with primary involvement from the Wise and Clinch Valley Baptist Associations, will be assisting two families by building houses for each. Funding for the materials is being provided by the homeowners.

Volunteers are providing the labor. VBMB Disaster Relief is providing $5000 to launch the project and to provide for needs that will allow the volunteers to do the work. The houses will be framed in early June.