Volunteers with Georgia Christian group mobilize aid ahead of Hurricane Ian’s landfall

ATLANTA – Volunteer are on the brink of assist clear up after Ian strikes. A Georgia Christian group getting ready to ship individuals to assist in the aftermath of catastrophe. 

Lee Hurtt opens his trailer of provides, loaded with chainsaws, a water pump, even an influence generator, all to assist clear up properties. It’s unclear what he and his group of volunteers will face on the bottom after Ian barrels by way of Florida and presumably a part of Georgia. 

“We don’t know whether or not we’ll be responding to wind harm or water harm or each,” he stated.

Hurtt is a unit director for one of many Southern Baptist Conference’s disaster-relief groups. 

“We all know individuals will probably be impacted by the storm regardless of which manner it goes,” stated Hurtt 

Volunteer packed gear like energy instruments and sprayers to assist individuals clear particles from their properties.

“We get the chance to assist individuals to clear their yards, get the timber off and perhaps put a tarp on the home,” Hurtt stated.

Hurtt has 25 years of serving to individuals in unhealthy instances after pure catastrophe rips aside properties, households and lives.

“A lot is the issue individuals have of not understanding what to do subsequent. We hope to actually and figuratively put our arms round them and allow them to know there may be hope,” Hurtt stated. 

Hurtt hopes to ease the ache of people that could also be struggling by way of the worst days of their lives.

“We hope we are able to deliver hope assist and therapeutic to those individuals,” he stated. 

The Southern Baptist Conference has 30 items deployed across the state. They’re on the brink of roll out any time over the subsequent week.