Since Tuesday, January 30, 2026, PAR teams have worked in Ripley, Mississippi, responding to the severe ice storm on January 25. Partnering with God’s Pit Crew, our team has had boots on the ground providing hands-on assistance to residents facing significant storm damage. Many households in Ripley have remained without power...
We’re excited to share this recent video about PAR that was filmed during our spring 2025 deployment to Mississippi. This interview with our volunteer Bob Gathany, captured by Bill Reddoch Outdoors, highlights what Prepare and Respond is all about—ordinary people showing up in extraordinary moments to help communities recover after disaster. During...
On Thursday night, July 10, our PAR volunteers met to sharpen chainsaws, check equipment, and prepare for a possible deployment to Texas to assist with flood recovery. It wasn’t glamorous work—but it was important and necessary work. This kind of preparation may seem small, but it's where service truly begins. With...
We’re always grateful for the incredible PAR volunteers who show up with chainsaws, gloves, and generous hearts to help clear storm damage all over the southeast, but especially right here in our own community in north Alabama. On May 29, 2025, they tackled two local cleanup jobs—one in Toney and another...
On Friday, May 23, 2025, twelve incredible PAR volunteers came together to serve our local community after recent storms swept through Madison County. In just one day, we were able to clean up storm damage across five different properties—three in Brownsboro, one in Moontown, and another in the Blossomwood area...
On Friday, May 9, 2025, PAR volunteers stepped up to help neighbors in Limestone and Madison Counties recover from storm damage. At one property, the team cleared limbs and cut through the massive 55-inch trunk of a fallen water oak tree. The homeowner—a 98-year-old man who still drives 30 miles to...
We need your help! Our disaster response equipment needs a new home. We’re looking for: Warehouse space ~6,500 sq. feet or more Preferably 4-10 bay doors (12’) Within a 20-mile radius of Huntsville OR Land (1-3 acres) where we could build our own space. Do you know of any available properties (discounted or...
Our first team of volunteers pulled out of the parking lot early October 3, heading for Valdosta, Georgia, to do disaster relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene Please pray for their safety and that God would allow them to bless others who need their help. ...
Four of our PAR volunteers recently deployed to Cypress, Texas, for 5 days in May following the recent tornados in the Houston area. They served with God's Pit Crew and stayed at the Bayou City Fellowship Church. Beset by bee stings, poison ivy, and stomach bugs, they were still able to...
We appreciate our PAR volunteers who worked in Columbia, TN, on May 20 (alongside thousands of cicadas) to clean up downed trees from recent storms. ...