Watch this news story on WHNT after our first PAR trip to clean up after Hurricane Sally. PAR volunteer Doug Herring shares several incidents of how they were able to help, including this story at the home of an 83-year-old widow whose husband had been a disaster relief worker himself: “They said...
To our PAR volunteers: If you're interested in helping clean up Hurricane Sally in the Gulf Shores area, please respond to our latest email with your availability. It will help us plan our next trip. We are sending a small scout team to the area this weekend. They'll assess damage and determine...
Thanks to all who traveled AND to all who stayed behind and prayed for the safety of our PAR volunteers as they worked in Louisiana. They were able to spread God's love in tangible ways to those in need after Hurricane Laura hit the Lake Charles area on Thursday, August...
"This is what it's all about as believers, as we go serve others, and let God work out all the details." —Tim NeSmith, PAR Volunteer Hurricane cleanup is more than cutting and hauling trees off rooftops. It's more than restoring functionality to a driveway and to a home. Most importantly, it's about restoring...
After our volunteers returned home to Huntsville, Alabama, from helping clean up Hurricane Laura damage in Louisiana, WAFF 48 did a news interview with Danny Walker. "Walker said the highlight of his trip was handing out gift cards to homeowners to help them purchase materials for repairs and providing them with...
Our first PAR team arrived in Jennings, Louisiana, on Monday, August 31. They have been working hard on properties this week to clean up after Hurricane Laura. God has also been working. We look forward to hearing more when our team returns. Please be in prayer for our second team that...
“In 2011 we went through it in our tornado outbreak. . . . We received all of the help from the other groups that came into our area and we try to give back by going and doing that,” said lead organizer Danny Walker. We appreciate Danny representing PAR in this...
On Monday night, August 10, strong storms rolled through Grant, AL. In only a few minutes, strong winds pulled up trees from their roots and scattered them on homes and boathouses. PAR was notified of damage by one of our volunteers. On Friday, August 14, several volunteers gathered to help clean...
While PAR travels to other communities and states as needed, we help the residents in our own communities as well. After a recent storm, our PAR volunteers helped at the Downtown Rescue Mission in Huntsville. They took down a tree that had fallen in the parking lot, then cut it into...
We're preparing to respond. Watch this interview with WAAY-31. "While the group is used to trips like this one, Coronavirus is forcing some changes." "We could be asked to tarp roofs, we could be asked to cut trees and remove that kind of vegetation debris, and we could be asked to go...