That was the spirit at a community meeting in nearby Reformation Lutheran Church. Lutherans have already responded here in Arkansas, delivering emergency food, hundreds of sandwiches, and volunteering to clean up debris. We will be an active and supportive partner in the Arkansas Interfaith response, which is already reaching out to the many areas devastated by these tragic tornados. We will focus Lutheran resources here in this devastated Oak Ridge neighborhood, helping with cleanup, emergency supplies, counseling, pastoral care, and financial assistance to the most vulnerable. Town after town has felt the terrible affects of the flood crest as it moved down the Ohio and its tributaries.
Many homes are still under water and some areas are still isolated.
This region is being challenged by one of the worst flood experiences of this century. Friday we will be here in Arkansas, and on Saturday I will be in Ohio.