KEN-TENN Relief Team

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July 7, 2008 Update on Iowa floods

They call this a flood of every 500 years. Not only did this flood devastate Iowa, she included Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. At one point in June she had damaged or destroyed over 48,000 homes and business in the Mid-West and over half of them were in Iowa. Pictured below is pictures of Ken-Tenn's first trip to Iowa with disaster supplies to be used by the volunteer organizations helping with clean up and rebuilding Iowa's homes and business.

Pictured above a home in Iowa affected by the flood. Ken-Tenn volunteers, Adventist Community Service volunteers , and Iowa Homeland Security personal unloading Ken-Tenn's 18 pallets of supplies at the Multi Agency Distribution Center in Ankeny, IA. We would like to thank Joyce Flinn of Iowa's Homeland Securities Emergency Management Division for her help in placing the donated items to where they are needed.

From left to right part of over 3,000 homes and business affected in the Cedar Rapids area of Iowa. The last picture is of Regina, Vern, and Phil Oliver owner of the Stewart Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids. They are unloading cleaning supplies help for the oldest Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, and to help Michael Papich owner of the Papich-Kuba funeral home.

March 5, 2008 update

Christian Appalachian Project has been so good to us by donating two tractor trailers of supplies for Whitley Co, McCreary Co. and Williamsburg City Schools. The items were anything from cups and plates to stuffed animals and baby bugs bunny scrap books. We also donated some of the supplies to local head start programs and several local churches. Some of them were Central Baptist in Corbin, Ky. White Oak Baptist, Briar Creek Baptist, Corn Creek Baptist, Wolf Creek Baptist, Emlyn Baptist, Frankfort Baptist, Riverside Church of God, River of Life Ch. of God in Lexington, Ky. and Mtn. Ash Baptist Ch. We also took four pallets of food to the new Christian Shelter in London, Ky. they house about 40 adults and 10 children. Yaden Church of God was also given light fixtures for their new fellowship hall.

Pictured above the men who work so hard at C.A.P.S. to load the supplies that are donated to Ken-Tenn. Ray Storm, Marvin Roark, Brian Johnson, Jeff Burchett, and Pete Lambdin.

Above from left to right, a picture of the second load to Whitley Co. bus garage, Johnny our faithful drivers from CAPS. and the workers at McCreary Co. School Community Distribution Center

February 2008

This month has been very productive for Ken-Tenn. We have sent supplies to a Hispanic Mission in Lexington, Ky. and this week we are sending another truck of supplies to Ms. with Gatorade, Propel and snacks for the volunteer groups still on the ground after two years.

C.A.P.S. also donated to us a tractor trailer load of school supplies and church supplies that was donated to 8 local schools in Whitley Co. Ky. and 7 local churches and ministries. The twenty seven pallets contained cups, plates, infant and young children games, stickers and toys.

In the next two weeks we will be distributing several loads of donated supplies to other local school districts and churches.

Pictured above is several volunteers from the Whitley County Family Resource Center and local churches, Jerry Trammell, Hazel Goff, Jeff Trett, Della Rose, Melissa Prewitt, George Leach, Kenny Carr, Judy Lawless, and Beverly Elliot.

December 2007

In the past couple of months Ken-Tenn was donated three tractor trailer loads of insulation, light fixtures, and doors that we donated to two local ministries. Friends for Families, and Mountain Outreach all of us then donated enough insulation, light fixtures and doors to Laurel Lake Baptist Camp to help them complete a dormitory they are building.

September 2007

In the last six months Ken-Tenn has been donated at least 40 pallets of Gatorade and snacks that we have sent to a ware house in Ms. for the volunteers coming to Ms. and Al.

Pictured below from left to right is Laura Parenteau from CITIZENS ACTION PARTNERSHIP of Birmingham , and Wendell Goff Of Williamsburg , KY. And other volunteers from the coast.

BELOW ARE VOLUNTEERS FROM SOUTH MOBILE CO. AL .

VOLUNTEERS FROM THE DIGESTIVE HEALTH CENTER IN OCEAN, SPRINGS, MS.

Ken-Tenn took its first load of supplies to Americus Ga. on Friday March 16. the supplies were donated by C.A.P.S. from Corbin, Ky , and other organizations and business from Williamsburg, Ky.

These are pictures that were taken on Friday

These are pictures of Enterprise, Al. that were taken Friday by Carolyn Thompson of the Tri Coastal Community Outreach from Fowl River, Al. She and other organizations are collecting canned food, cleaning supplies, personal hygiene kits, and small kitchen appliances for Enterprise and the surrounding areas.

Ken Tenn is also working with the Ga. VOAD in collecting the same supplies for Americus Ga. and the other counties affected by the tornados.

Thanksgiving is a time for being thankful for what we are blessed with in our lives and for sharing those blessings with others. Below you will see pictures of hundreds of families and volunteers from the towns of Coden, Al. and Fowl River, Al. that are thankful for the food they are receiving which was located by KenTenn volunteers and donated by the Bay Area Food Bank. The generous donation allowed the families to enjoy the holiday with their loved ones.

OCTOBER 2006

THE NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION Located in Brookfield, WI. invited Ken-Tenn Relief Team to set up a booth at their annual convention which was held in Philadelphia, PA. from Oct. 16-18. Ken-Tenn would like this time to personally thank Robert J. Biggins, president of the NFDA for this invitation and all of the staff that made our stay there very nice. We set up a booth with displays of pictures and videos of our relief efforts on the coast from the last year. During the three days we were there we got to speak to several individuals in the funeral industry from around the United States and the World. Our intentions were to bring public awareness of the ongoing needs of the coast and to show not only the work Ken-Tenn has been doing, but also the work of many volunteer groups from around the country. With all of us working together, we can rebuild the MS. Gulf Coast.

From left to right Jim Paul Ken-Tenn Director, Benjamin Franklin a host at the show, Sidney Fogle the Executive Director of The Kentucky Funeral Directors Association and our Liberty Bell and all that she stands for.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

Katie Avera of the Girl Scouts Wilderness Road Council of London Ky. helped the girl scouts of Williamsburg, and Corbin, Ky. put together a water drive for the Gulf Coast. The girls collected over three thousand bottles of water, that was sent down on a truck on Sunday October 1, 2006. This 26 foot truck was donated by the owners of Penske Truck Rentals of London, Ky. The truck was also filled with 12 pallets of cleaning supplies and power aid donated by Christian Appalachian Sharing of Corbin, Ky. The supplies were taken to the Interfaith Disaster Task Force Warehouse in Biloxi, where the will be distributed to the local residents and volunteer organizations in the area.

AUGUST 5, 2006

Kirk Malmburg invited me to Lake St. Louis MO. to attend a benefit concert for those affected by Katrina and Rita. The concert and fund raiser was a huge success with over fifty thousand dollars in donations and gifts received. The event was hosted by Rocky and Michelle Rowe of Lake St. Louis.

These are pictures of mold growing inside of homes in South Mobile County AL. and pictures of two homes that are similar to most of the houses damaged by Katrina in that area.

Oak Grove Elementary from Corbin, Ky. was involved in a penny drive in which they raised over $1,000 to provide a truck and supplies to be sent to Mississippi . Mrs. Hopkins winning sixth grade class helped load and organize the truck. On Sunday, October 1, 2006 Ken-Tenn volunteers Buck Bunch and Billy Williams left Williamsburg with the PENSKE truck full of supplies which were donated by CAPS (Christian Appalachian Project Sharing), The Girl's Scouts and Oak Grove Elementary. The supplies were delivered to the IDTF (Interfaith Disaster Task Force) warehouse and Langapie Presbyterian Church in Bay St. Louis. The truck made 3 additional trips during the week to pick up donated supplies throughout the coast and return them to the warehouse and the church. The truck was a blessing as the main barrier between donated supplies and the distributor is often transportation. Langapie Church was also gracious enough to provide our volunteers with food and housing. The men returned home on Friday, October 6, 2006. The trip was very productive and many families were blessed by our endeavors.

AUGUST 2006

This month Ken-Tenn was donated eight tractor trailer loads of shingles, felt, tar, and nails from Gulf Port Roofing. Kirk Malmberg of the group "To Share" coordinated the efforts of moving the shingles from Gulf Port to the IDTF warehouse in Biloxi and to Camp Coastal in Kiln, MS. These shingles were then donated to different volunteer groups doing home repairs in MS. and AL.

Pictured below are Kirk, Dan, and Conrad at the IDTF warehouse with some of the shingles. A house in Delisle, MS. that was just roofed by John Whitney, of the Bible Fellowship Church and his volunteer team of roofers from Grace Church, Normal, IL. Pictured on the team is David Gross, Caleb Beaty, Kathryn Shallenburger, Jared Schaffer, Raylene Lowe, Josh Martin, Mindy Rawlings, and Aaron Dean..

PICTURES FROM AUGUST 2006

Kirk Malmburg invited me to a fundraiser for the Gulf Coast in Lake St. Charles, MO. This event was held on Saturday, August 5, and it was a huge success. We left for the Gulf Coast on the following Tuesday with over fifty thousand dollars in donated supplies. The supplies were taken to Gay Ladner at the North Hancock Co. distribution center.

Later in the week Kirk and I met with Elizabeth Stover in Biloxi, She is a FEMA voluntary liaison officer for the Transitional Recovery Office in Biloxi. At this meeting we talked to David Turner who gave Ken-Tenn access to the FEMA ware house in Jackson. Elizabeth also got us contacted with Mike Patterson of the Salvation Army, He is president of the South Carolina VOAD, and Emergency Disaster Service Director for North and South Carolina. This will enable Ken-Tenn to respond to any major disaster in both of these states.

At the end of the week Gina Foley and I met with Carolyn Thompson, she is with the Pilgrims Rest AME Zion Church in Fowl River, Al. Carolyn has been supplying over 300 families with aide since Katrina.

JULY 2006

Below is Rhonda from Jackson, MS. and one very happy lady by the name of Jackie Willis from Gulfport. In early July Rhonda and her daughter Aiden contacted Ken-Tenn and asked us if we knew of a family they could help. Pictured from the bottom to top, Brittany from England, Ian from Chicago, Aiden from Jackson, Rhonda, Theresa and her daughter Debra from Kansas City with Jackie and Lynn in the back.

PICTURES FROM JUNE 2006

SUNDAY MAY 28, 2006 TO JUNE 5

ON MEMORIAL DAY I MET WITH PHOENIX RAYNE AND HER HUSBAND MICHAEL, FROM THE BLANKET BRIGADE AND WE TOOK CLOTHES AND FURNITURE TO THE WALK IN THE PARK DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN PASS CHRISTIAN, MS.

ON WEDNESDAY I MET WITH ELISA DA SILVA OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELIEF DISASTER SERVICE CENTER IN GULF PORT, MS. SHE IS ONE OF THE CASE WORKERS FOR THIS GROUP. KEN-TENN HAS AGREED TO HELP THEM WITH 100 FAMILIES OF ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE FROM THE GULF COAST, WHO NEED ASSISTANCE WITH FOOD, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, AND BUILDING MATERIALS FOR THEIR HOMES.

ON THURSDAY TWO OF THE VOLUNTEERS FROM KY ARRIVED IN WAVELAND, WITH A 26 FOOT BOX TRUCK LOADED WITH FOOD AND WATER DONATED FROM CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN SHARING LOCATED IN CORBIN, KY. THIS TRUCK LOAD OF SUPPLIES WAS DONATED TO THE IDTF WAREHOUSE IN WOOLMARKET, MS. ON THURSDAY CALVARY CHAPEL DONATED A ENOUGH FOOD TO FILL THE TRUCK UP AND THIS LOAD WAS TAKEN TO NORTH HANCOCK COUNTIES FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER AT NECAISE CROSSING. ON FRIDAY THE CREW DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE WAREHOUSE IN CLARKSDALE, AND THE TRUCK WAS LOADED WITH WATER, BATH TUBS, BATHROOM SINKS, COUCHES, AND CHAIRS. ALL OF THIS WAS DISTRIBUTED TO SEVERAL FAMILIES IN HARRISON AND HANCOCK COUNTY. ON SATURDAY NIGHT OPERATION LOVE THY NEIGHBOR WITH THE HELP OF FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, LOADED THE TRUCK WITH FOOD AND WATER THAT WAS TAKEN TO CITY PARK'S FOOD KITCHEN IN NEW ORLEANS.

SINCE MARCH OF 2006 WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH VAN RICHARDSON OF THE INTERFACE DISASTER TASK FORCE WAREHOUSE LOCATED IN BILOXI, MS. GETTING BUILDING SUPPLIES, WATER, FURNITURE, AND APPLIANCES FOR SEVERAL FAMILIES IN THE MS. GULF COAST COUNTIES OF JACKSON, HARRISON AND HANCOCK.

MONDAY APRIL 24, I DROVE TO JACKSON, MS. TO TRY TO GET HELP FOR KEVIN GATES, WHO IS STILL DENIED MEDICAID, AND JESSICA MITCHELL, AGE 4 OF POPULARVILLE, MS. WHOSE FAMILY LOST THEIR HOME TO KATRINA AND STILL HAVE NO HELP FROM FEMA. OR ANY ONE ELSE.

PICTURED BELOW, YACOB ADDY AND FRIENDS, SPIKE LEE AT WHYNTON'S REHEARSAL, KATE EDELMAN JOHNSON, KAREN MARGINO, BAND MEMBERS, THE REV. JESSIE JACKSON, AND FANS DOING THE SECOND LINE AFTER THE CONCERT.

SATURDAY, APRIL 22 WE GOT TO WATCH WHYNTON, THE LINCOLN CENTER JAZZ ORCHESTRA, GHANAN DRUMMING LEGEND YACOB ADDY, AND ODADAA, REHEARSE FOR THEIR COLLABORATIVE PERFORMANCE OF "CONGO SQUARE" WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON SUNDAY, IN CONGO SQUARE IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF FANS.

FOR THE RECORD THE DATES FROM MY CAMERA AND THE ACTUAL DATE OF THE PICTURES ARE DIFFERENT. PICTURED BELOW, WHYNTON AND HIS BAND, KATHY REEG, HER HUSBAND DAVE, AND APRIL, DR. KEN, KATHY AND JOHN, LINDA SANTI, AND DESHAR GARDNER, AND KRISTIN ELLIS OF THE NEW ORLEANS HILTON.

FRIDAY APRIL 21, I ARRIVED IN NEW ORLEANS AND WAS HONORED TO WATCH WYNTON MARSALIS PERFORM A CONCERT FOR OVER 1500 CHILDREN THAT AFTERNOON AT THE CONVENTION CENTER IN NEW ORLEANS. LATER THAT DAY WE UNPACKED THE TRUCK AT ONE OF THE NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARY'S THANKS TO LINDA SANTI, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC LIBRARY'S.

MONDAY APRIL 17, 2006

KATHY REEG, FOUNDER OF BAND FOR KATRINA, ASKED ME IF I WOULD FLY TO NEW YORK AND PICK UP OVER 5,000 BOOKS AND ASSORTED ITEMS TO BE DONATED TO ST. MARY'S ACADEMY IN NEW ORLEANS. DR KEN MASK, OF NEW ORLEANS, FOUNDER OF BOOKS TO YOU, AND APRIL MCCLENEY OF NEW YORK CITY, HAD GATHERED THE BOOKS AND HAD ASKED BAND FOR KATRINA TO ARRANGE TO HAVE THE BOOKS BROUGHT TO NEW ORLEANS.

THE TRIP WAS A SUCCESS THANKS TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AND BUSINESS. BAND FOR KATRINA PAID FOR THE AIRLINE TICKETS, AND A RENTAL CAR FROM NEW ORLEANS TO KY. LEVI PARMERTER, MARKETING COMPANY PRESIDENT FOR U-HAUL OF LOWER HUDSON VALLEY DONATED THE 26 FOOT U-HAUL FOR US TO DELIVER THE DONATED ITEMS. HILTON INN OF WILTON, CT. DONATED A ROOM FOR THIS TRIP AND ALSO THE HILTON INN OF NEW ORLEANS DONATED A ROOM. LINDA SCHMIDT, GENERAL MANAGER FOR STORAGE DELUXE IN WILTON, DONATED HER TIME AND MUCH NEEDED HELP IN PACKING AND STORING THE BOOKS TILL WE PICKED THEM UP.

ON TUESDAY APRIL 18, WHEN WE PACKED THE DONATED ITEMS, WE HAD AN HONORED VOLUNTEER IN PACKING THE TRUCK. ERIK KADIKIS, OUR 8 YEAR OLD BOY SCOUT FROM VERNON, CT. AND HIS FAMILY DROVE TO WILTON TO HELP US, AND IT WAS MY PLEASURE AND HONOR TO FINALLY MEET, THIS MOST GIVING CHILD AND HIS FAMILY.

SUNDAY APRIL 1, 2006

ON SUNDAY MORNING JIM AND THE YOUTH GROUP FROM FRANKFORT BAPTIST CHURCH LOCATED IN WHITLEY COUNTY, KY. LEFT FOR PASS CHRISTIAN MS. THE YOUTH GROUP WAS LED BY PAM HODGE, WIFE OF PASTOR JAMES HODGE, AND OTHERS THAT SHE TALKED IN TO GOING ON THIS TRIP. DURING THE WEEK THEY STAYED AT RANDY'S RANGERS IN PASS CHRISTIAN, AND WERE ABLE TO WORK ON AND HELP REBUILD 3 OR 4 HOMES IN THE PASS.

LATER, I WILL PUT THE STORIES AND PICTURES OF THE PEOPLE THAT THEY HELPED ON THIS WEB SITE, I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN WITH THEM ALL WEEK, BUT THE OTHERS AND I WERE DISTRIBUTING SUPPLIES THAT WE BROUGHT TO THE GULF COAST AND SUPPLIES THAT WERE IN MISSISSIPPI THAT WE TOOK TO WHERE THEY WERE NEEDED.

ON MONDAY APRIL 2, WE BORROWED A TRAILER FROM CAMPUS CRUSADE AND WERE ABLE TO TAKE FOOD AND WATER TO PEARLINGTON MS. DELISLE MS. AND TO SCENIC TRAILS IN NORTHERN HANCOCK CO. ALSO DURING THE WEEK WE BORROWED A TRUCK FROM CALVARY CHAPEL AND WERE ABLE TO TAKE SUPPLIES TO EAST HANCOCK ELEMENTARY AND GULF VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR THE TEACHERS AND STAFF.

ON WEDNESDAY THE FOURTH, A 26 FOOT PENSKE TRUCK WE HAD RENTED IN KY, ARRIVED IN MS. WITH FOOD, COOKING OIL, PASTA, DRY MILK, NAPKINS, NESTEA, AND CHIPS, DONATED FROM CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN SHARING IN CORBIN, KY. AS WELL A WATER AND OTHER SUPPLIES FROM FRANKFORT BAPTIST CHURCH, AND THE WHITLEY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM. AFTER WE UNLOADED THIS TRUCK AT CALVARY CHAPEL AND THE HARRISON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS THAT AFTERNOON, THE IDTF WAREHOUSE IN BILOXI, GODS KATRINA KITCHEN IN THE PASS, AND CALVARY CHAPEL LOADED IT WITH FOOD AND WATER. THAT WAS TAKEN TO CITY PARK IN NEW ORLEANS, WHERE THEY HAVE A FOOD KITCHEN, THAT WAS IN NEED OF SUPPLIES.

ON FRIDAY THE 6 OF APRIL WE SENT OUR TRUCK TO CLARKSDALE, MS. WHERE DON GREENE AND HIS CREW LOADED THE TRUCK WITH SINKS, SOFAS, BATHTUBS, EMERGENCY BLANKETS, DOORS, WATER, SINKS, TOYS, CLEANING SUPPLIES, AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES.

ALSO DURING THE WEEK, WE WERE ABLE TO GET DOORS AND WINDOWS FROM THE IDTF WAREHOUSE FOR ABOUT 30 FAMILIES IN MS. AND LA.

FRIDAY MARCH 10, 2006- JIM GOT TO MEET WITH KEVIN GATES AND HIS MOTHER NANCY WILLIAMSON AT THERE HOME IN STONEWALL MS. KEVIN AND NANCY WOULD LIKE FOR US TO THANK EVERYONE THAT HAS HELPED THEM SINCE THE KEN-TENN TEAM FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LOSS OF THEIR HOME DUE TO KATRINA, NANCY'S ILLNESS AND KEVIN'S ACCIDENT.

ON THIS TRIP, CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST ASKED US TO HELP THEM FIND JOBS FOR ALL OF THE EXTRA VOLUNTEERS COMING TO THE GULF COAST DURING SPRING BREAK. THE KEN-TENN TEAM WAS ABLE TO LINE UP ABOUT 30 FAMILIES THAT WERE IN NEED OF REPAIRS TO THEIR HOMES FOR THE VOLUNTEERS TO WORK ON.

ON MONDAY MARCH 13, JIM TOOK 5 PALLETS OF FOOD AND SUPPLIES TO THE SCENIC TRAILS CAMPGROUND IN NORTHERN HANCOCK CO. MS. THIS IS WHERE 193 FAMILIES LIVE THAT WERE MISPLACED FROM KATRINA.

ON MONDAY, MARCH 13 BILLY WILLIAMS AND BUCK BUNCH LEFT WILLIAMSBURG HEADED TO THE GULF COAST WITH A 26 FOOT PENSKE TRUCK LOADED WITH SUPPLIES DONATED FROM CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN SHARING IN CORBIN, KY. THEY MET UP WITH JIM ON TUESDAY MORNING AND UNLOADED THE TRUCK AT LAKESHORE BAPTIST CHURCH. THIS TRUCK HAD 6 PALLETS OF LIGHTING FIXTURES, 34 BATHROOM SINKS, 2 PALLETS OF PAINT, 2 PALLETS OF STYROFOAM TRAY'S FOR CALVARY CHAPEL'S FOOD KITCHEN, AND 1 PALLET OF INDUSTRIAL MOPS AND VARIOUS OTHER CLEANING SUPPLIES.

ALSO ON TUESDAY WE TOOK A VERY SPECIAL GIFT TO THE GULFPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, ERIK E AN EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY FROM VERNON CT. WANTED TO DONATE ALL OF HIS BIRTHDAY PRESENTS TO THE KATRINA CHILDREN. CAPS, WAS MAILED THIS PACKAGE OF PRESENTS FROM ERIK, BY HIS MOTHER CINDY. CAP'S CONTACTED THE KEN-TENN TEAM AND ASKED THAT WE DELIVER THESE GIFTS TO MS. AS WELL AS THE OTHER ITEMS THEY HAD DONATED. SOME OF ERIK'S GIFTS WERE GIVEN TO CHILDREN IN THE HOSPITAL ON TUESDAY AND THE REST OF THE PRESENTS WERE DONATED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR FUTURE USE BY THE PEDIATRIC WARD.

ON TUESDAY AFTER NOON THE KEN-TENN TEAM HAD A MEETING WITH THE INTERFAITH DISASTER TASK FORCE, AT THEIR WAREHOUSE IN WOOLMARKET, MS. THEY DONATED TWO, 26 FT. TRUCK LOADS OF SUPPLIES FOR THE KEN-TENN TEAM TO DISTRIBUTE IN THE GULF COAST AREA. ON WEDNESDAY THE KEN-TENN TEAM PICKED UP 1500 MILK CRATES TO TAKE BACK TO WINCHESTER DAIRY FARMS, IN WINCHESTER, KY. THE DAIRY HAS DONATED APP. 10,000 GALLONS OF WATER SINCE JANUARY TO CALVARY CHAPEL'S FOOD KITCHEN IN BAY ST. LOUIS, MS. THE LAST PICTURE IN THIS ROW IS OF CHIP RUMMIS AND HIS WIFE FROM SAN DIEGO, CA. AND ELDER WILLIS CARTER OF THE UPPER ROOM HOUSE OF PRAYER FROM HATTIESBURG, MS. CHIP AND HIS WIFE STARTED A NONPROFIT GROUP , AFTER KATRINA HIT THE GULF COAST, CALLED ADOPT A CHURCH SINCE THEN THEY HAVE WORKED WITH ELDER WILLIS IN REBUILDING SEVEN CHURCHES IN THE HATTIESBURG AREA, AND ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THEIR MINISTRY FOR AS LONG AS THEY ARE NEEDED.

BELOW, HOME STATE KIDS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, VOLUNTEERING IN PASS CHRISTIAN, MS.

ON FEBRUARY 25, 2006 MR. CARL HURLEY, THE WORLDS FUNNIEST PROFESSOR, GAVE A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE KEN-TENN TEAM AT THE WHITLEY COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM, IN WILLIAMSBURG, KY. BEFORE MR. HURLEY ENTERTAINED US, THE BLUE GRASS GOSPEL GROUP STRAIGHT CREEK ENTERTAINED US WITH MUSIC, LED BY RON WILSON, AND VERNON JONES. CARL HURLEY DID THIS BENEFIT FOR US, TO HELP IN OUR EFFORTS IN THE AREA'S AFFECTED BY KATRINA AND RITA. PICTURED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IS MR. HURLEY WITH CHARLES SILER, KY STATE REPRESENTATIVE, SUE, WATSON, MARIE PAUL, FAYE ADAMS, CORKY "ARTHUR" JEFFRIES, A CLASS MATE OF CARL'S AT EASTERN KY. UNIVERSITY, BILL BRYANT A NEWSCASTER FROM WKYT. TV. LEXINGTON, KY AND FAMILY, HAGEN PAUL, AND VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE KEN-TENN TEAM.

THE FIRST TWO PICTURES BELOW ARE FROM PEARL MART IN PEARLINGTON, MS. THE NEXT PICTURE IS OF CLIFF MCCARLEY, JERRY NEINESS, KAY TROXLER'S MOM, AND HAROLD LYNN DOUGLAS . THE NEXT PICTURE ARE OF OAK GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH IN CAMERON PARISH LA. AND CAMERON HIGH, AND CAMERON HOSPITAL AND DOWNTOWN CAMERON.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2006- WE WENT TO THE GULF COAST TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO BRING A TRACTOR TRAILER LOAD OF WATER AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS DONATED BY WINCHESTER DAIRY AND CAPS. ON THIS TRIP, THE TEAM BECAME INVOLVED WITH HELPING IN NEW AREAS OF RELIEF WORK.

KEVIN GATES IS A 19 YEAR OLD SENIOR FROM GULFPORT, MS. HIS MOTHER NANCY WILLIAMSON, IS THE SINGLE MOTHER OF KEVIN AND TWO OTHER CHILDREN. THEY LOST THEIR HOME TO KATRINA AND MOVED TO STONEWALL MS. ON JANUARY 12 NANCY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BRAIN CANCER, AND ON JAN. 23 KEVIN AND A COWORKER WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A DRUNK DRIVER THAT KILLED HIS FRIEND AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. KEVIN FRACTURED HIS EYE SOCKET, NOSE, JAW, ELBOW, ANKLES, FEET, HIS ARMS, BOTH COLLAR BONES, PELVIC AND SACRAL BONES, PLUS RUPTURED HIS LUNGS AND DIAPHRAGM. THE DRIVER AND OWNER OF THE CAR THAT HIT KEVIN, DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE SO KEVIN'S MEDICAL BILLS ARE NOT BEING PAID BY INSURANCE. KEVIN WAS IN NEED OF A HANDICAP VAN, HOSPITAL BED, WHEELCHAIR, AND OTHER ITEMS. THE KEN-TENN TEAM FOUND OUT ABOUT KEVIN FROM JANIS LOCKLIN AND STARTED TRYING TO GET THESE ITEMS DONATED. FOR TWO WEEKS THEY COULD NOT GET ANY HELP AND ON WEDNESDAY FEB. 15 JIM CALLED THE GOVERNORS OFFICE IN JACKSON MS. HE TALKED TO KAY TROXLER ABOUT KEVIN'S NEEDS AND SHE CONTACTED AN ORGANIZATION CALLED LIFE. ON THURSDAY A REPRESENTATIVE FROM LIFE, WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN JACKSON AND INTERVIEWED NANCY ABOUT THE SITUATION, AND BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON ALL THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES THAT KEVIN NEEDED TO COME HOME HAD BEEN DONATED BY LIFE. NANCY AND THE KEN-TENN TEAM WE VERY HAPPY THAT THESE ITEMS HAD BEEN DONATED, BUT KEVIN IS STILL IN NEED OF OTHER MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO HELP IN HIS RECOVERY. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO HELP PLEASE CONTACT THE KEN-TENN TEAM OR NANCY AT 601-659-9690 OR 228 263 1049.

JANIS LOCKLIN OF GULFPORT MS. IS THE SISTER OF MIKE AND KAY LOCKLIN ALSO OF GULFPORT, THEY ARE THE COUPLE WHO LOST THEIR HOUSE ON SECOND ST. THAT THE KEN-TENN TEAM HELP GET THEIR LOT CLEANED UP BY THE STUDENT'S FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DEPAUW. JANIS IS A SPEECH PATHOLOGIST FOR HARRISON, STONE, AND HANCOCK COUNTIES. SHE WORKS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 3 YEARS, THAT HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH SWALLOWING AND FEEDING DISORDERS. SHE SEES OVER 30 CHILDREN IN THESE AREAS AND MOST OF THEIR FAMILIES WERE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE KATRINA. DURING THIS WEEK SHE TOOK MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES TO THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. DONATED TO HER BY THE KEN-TENN RELIEF TEAM.

ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3, I GOT TO MEET WITH BRIAN SANDERSON, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF RECOVERY AND RENEWAL OF MISSISSIPPI, FOR GOVERNOR HALEY BARBOUR . HE IS A VERY KIND AND COMPASSIONATE PERSON, AND HE WAS VERY MOVED BY THE STORIES I TOLD HIM THAT HAPPENED IN LA. AND MS. AFTER THE STORMS. HE TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD LOOK INTO EACH AND EVERY PROBLEM AND SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THEM. I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK BRIAN, FOR GIVING ME THE TIME TO LISTEN TO ME, AND I WANT TO THANK KAY TROXLER FOR ARRANGING THIS MEETING AT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE BUILDING. I CAN ONLY HOPE AND PRAY THAT THE HORRORS THAT I SAW FAMILY AND FRIENDS GO THROUGH AFTER THE STORMS, THAT IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN HERE IN THE U.S. OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY AGAIN.

MONDAY JANUARY 30- THIS DAY STARTED A WEEK-LONG DELIVERY OF OVER 70 PALLETS OF SUPPLIES TO SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE GULF COAST. ALL THE PALLETS WE DELIVERED THIS WEEK WERE ALSO ITEMS THAT WE HAD NOT BROUGHT WITH US. A PERSONAL NOTE HERE: FROM THE VERY BEGINNING GOD HAS CONTROLLED WHAT WE HAVE DONE AS A TEAM IN THE GULF COAST, AND HE HAS PUT US IN THE POSITION TO MEET THE PEOPLE AND FIND THE TOWNS THAT NEED SUPPLIES AND HE HAS ALSO PUT US IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME TO FIND SOMEONE THAT HAD SUPPLIES BUT DID NOT KNOW WERE TO TAKE THEM. EVERY TRIP THAT I HAVE BEEN ON, I HAVE MET MANY PEOPLE THAT NEEDED HELP AND PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO HELP SOMEONE, AND THAT IS WHAT THE TEAM AND I DO BEST, TO BRING THE ATTENTION OF WHAT IS NEEDED IN THE GULF COAST TO THE ONES THAT ARE WILLING TO HELP OUT, IN ANY WAY THEY CAN.

ON MONDAY AFTERNOON I MET A LADY FROM HANCOCK COUNTY THAT LOST HER HOUSE AFTER KATRINA HIT THE GULF COAST. AFTER TALKING TO HER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES I LEARNED THAT SHE LIVES IN A FEMA TRAILER IN NORTHERN HANCOCK CO. WITH HER THREE DAUGHTERS. WE GAVE HER SOME SUPPLIES AND ASKED HER IF SHE KNEW OF ANYONE ELSE THAT NEEDED SUPPLIES IN HER AREA. WHAT THE TEAM LEARNED FROM THAT MEETING WAS VERY DISTURBING TO US AND SHOULD BE TO ANYONE ELSE THAT CARES ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS. SHE IS STAYING AT THE SCENIC TRAILS TRAILER PARK IN NORTHERN HANCOCK CO. WITH 192 OTHER FAMILIES. OVER HALF OF THESE BRAND NEW FEMA TRAILERS ARE NOT FIT TO LIVE IN. SEVERAL OF THE TRAILERS HAVE MANY DIFFERENT PROBLEMS, FROM LEAKING ROOFS, FLOORS FALLING IN, AC OR HEATER DOES NOT WORK, STOVES DO NOT WORK, AND THEY HAVE SEWAGE BACKING UP FROM THE BATHROOMS AND KITCHENS. I WILL BE BRIEF ABOUT WHY THIS BOTHERED ME SO MUCH, BUT IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS SITUATION PLEASE EMAIL ME OR CALL MY CELL PHONE 606 524 1988. THIS TRAILER PARK IS 40 MINUTES FROM WAVELAND OR GULFPORT, THERE ARE NO DISTRIBUTION CENTERS OR FOOD KITCHENS ANY WHERE NEAR THIS PARK. IF YOU HAVE NO HEAT, OR IF YOUR STOVE DOSE NOT WORK WHAT DO YOU DO , YOU CALL FEMA AND THEY SEND OUT AN INSPECTOR TO REVIEW THE PROBLEM, THE INSPECTOR FILLS OUT A REPAIR ORDER AND NO ONE SHOWS UP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FEMA IS ALSO PAYING THE CAMP GROUND 600 DOLLARS A MONTH PER UNIT TO RENT THE SPACE THE TRAILER IS ON. THIS AMOUNTS TO 115,800 DOLLARS A MONTH TO RENT A PIECE OF GROUND TO PUT A TRAILER ON THAT IS NOT WORTH LIVING IN. IN A YEAR'S TIME THAT AMOUNTS TO 1,389,600 DOLLARS OF OUR TAX MONEY THAT COULD BE SPENT IN A BETTER WAY TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF THE GULF COAST. WE CANNOT FIX FEMA'S PROBLEMS BUT HOW DO YOU HELP THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS. WELL LET ME TELL YOU HOW, I CALLED DOC. HIS REAL NAME IS DAVID CARL, A RETIRED PHYSICIAN FROM CANADA, AND I TOLD HIM ABOUT THIS CAMPGROUND. HE WENT AN INSPECTED THE CAMP HIMSELF AND FROM NOW ON, HE WILL TAKE A WEEK OF FOOD SUPPLIES AND OTHER ITEMS THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE CAMP'S CLUB HOUSE.

I ALSO CALLED J.D. SMITH OF IMPACT MINISTRIES FROM CHARLOTTE, NC. J.D. HAS BEEN HELPING IN THE GULF COAST SINCE THE STORMS HIT BY BRINGING OVER 2 MILLION IN SUPPLIES TO THE AREA AS WELL AS BRINGING TEAMS IN TO HELP CLEAN HOUSES AND HELP FAMILIES TO REBUILD THEIR HOMES AND CHURCHES. J.D. IS GOING TO BRING A COOK AND HIS WIFE TO LIVE AT THE THE CAMPSITE AND PROVIDE MEALS FOR THE FAMILIES THAT LIVE IN THAT AREA, TILL THEY ARE NO LONGER NEEDED. THIS IS HOW GOD TAKES CARE OF HIS PEOPLE.

THE PICTURES ABOVE ARE FROM THE FLAG POLE DEDICATION IN PASS CHRISTIAN ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2006. THE FLAG POLE WAS DONATED FROM THE CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG, KENTUCKY, AND THE FLAG WAS DONATED BY SENATOR TOMMY KILBY OF TN.

SATURDAY JANUARY 28, AND SUNDAY THE 29- THIS WEEKEND WAS VERY BUSY FOR THE KEN-TENN TEAM . AFTER WE UNLOADED THE TRACTOR TRAILER AT THE HANCOCK COUNTY WAREHOUSE, WE STARTED DELIVERING SUPPLIES THAT WERE ALREADY AT THE WAREHOUSE IN WAVELAND. CHRIS MCCARLEY WHO IS A GOOD FRIEND OF OURS FROM DIAMOND HEAD, MS. BROUGHT HIS FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER TO HELP US DELIVER OVER 20 PALLETS OF SUPPLIES TO HANCOCK AND HARRISON COUNTY. WE DELIVERED SEVERAL PALLETS OF FOOD SUPPLIES, CLEANING SUPPLIES, HOUSE HOLD ITEMS, WATER AND DRINKS, BABY FOOD, DIAPERS, PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS, AND TENTS.

FRIDAY JANUARY 27, 2006- HOW COULD WE AS A GROUP EXPLAIN HOW IMPORTANT THIS DAY WAS, IN THE HISTORY OF KEN-TENN. I AM GOING TO JUST START TELLING THE STORY OF HOW THIS DAY CAME ABOUT AND I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THE WEEK THAT FOLLOWED.

THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS MICHAEL SIWINSKI, OWNER AND MANAGING EDITOR OF THE CHRISTIAN JOURNAL LEADER OF JELLICO TN. AND LAFOLLETTE TN. ,WENT TO THE GULF COAST WITH ME TO DELIVER CHRISTMAS PRESENTS AND TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE DESTRUCTION IN THE GULF COAST. ON THE WAY TO MS. HE GOT A CALL FROM SENATOR TOMMY KILBY OF TN. MR. KILBY SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED IN OUR RELIEF TEAM AND THAT HE COULD GET SUPPORT FROM TN, IF WE WOULD LIKE FOR HIM TO DO THIS. I LOOKED AT MICHAEL AND IN ABOUT 2 SECONDS WE FORMED THE KEN-TENN RELIEF TEAM OF KY AND TN.

MICHAEL WAS VERY INFLUENTIAL IN GETTING FRIDAY JAN. 27 TO TAKE PLACE. HE CONTACTED DEBBIE HARDIN OF THE BAPTIST REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN CORBIN, KY. ABOUT HELPING THE KEN-TENN TEAM PACK A TRACTOR-TRAILER OF SUPPLIES GOING TO THE COAST. HE ALSO CONTACTED DAVID BUTLER OF THE JELLICO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN JELLICO, TN. AND ASKED THEM IF THE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HELP GET SUPPLIES FOR THIS TRUCK. WHAT TOOK PLACE AFTER THAT IS NOW HISTORY AND THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST JOINT EFFORT OF KY. AND TN. IN THE DELIVERING THE FIRST LOAD OF SUPPLIES TO THE GULF COAST AREA.

ON THAT FRIDAY AFTERNOON A TRACTOR TRAILER LEFT KY AND TN PACKED WITH OVER 200,000 DOLLARS IN SUPPLIES FOR THE COAST. THIS TRUCK WAS SUPPLIED BY DONATIONS FROM BOTH HOSPITALS AND THE CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT OF CORBIN, KY.

AT 11:00 AM ON FRIDAY MORNING THE BAPTIST REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HELD A CEREMONY HONORING KEN-TENN AND RECOGNIZED OVER 100 INDIVIDUALS, LOCAL GROUPS AND BUSINESSES FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN HELPING KEN-TENN WITH THEIR RELIEF EFFORTS IN THE GULF COAST REGION. THERE WERE SEVERAL DELEGATES FROM KY. AND TN. PRESENT AT THIS FUNCTION. FROM KY. SECRETARY OF STATE TREY GREYSON, KY REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES SILER, CORBIN MAYOR AMOS MILLER, PAUL DAVID STEELY HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION, CLYDE BOLTON DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPOKE FOR GOVERNOR ERNIE FLETCHER OF KY, WILLIAMSBURG MAYOR ROGER HARRISON WAS REPRESENTED BY GINA HARRISON, MARK CRAWFORD REP. THE KY STATE BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION, WHO PRESENTED THE KEN-TENN TEAM WITH A CHECK FOR 2,000 DOLLARS. HOLLY HOPKINS SCOVILLE FIELD REP. FOR US. SENATOR JIM BUNNING, AND DONNA MCCLURE FIELD REP. FOR US SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL. FROM THE STATE OF TN. SHERIFF RON MCCLELLAN OF CAMPBELL COUNTY, WILLIAM BAIRD STATE REPRESENTATIVE OF TN. STATE SENATOR TOMMY KILBY, AND MAYOR JOHN CLIFTON OF JELLICO TN.

FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY AT BAPTIST REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN CORBIN, A SIMILAR RECEPTION WAS HELD AT THE JELLICO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN JELLICO, TN. AT THIS RECEPTION C.E.O. DAVID BUTLER OF THE JELLICO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PRESENTED ANOTHER CHECK FOR 2,000 DOLLARS TO THE KEN-TENN RELIEF TEAM. THE TRACTOR, TRAILER, AND FUEL THAT LEFT JELLICO THAT AFTERNOON WAS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE BY THE GRACE TRANSPORTATION AND KNOXVILLE SPRING CORPORATION OF KNOXVILLE, TN.

WE ARRIVED ON SATURDAY MORNING, AT THE HANCOCK COUNTY DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE IN WAVELAND MS. AFTER WE UNLOADED THE TRACTOR, THE TEAM STARTED DELIVERING SUPPLIES TO THE CALVARY CHAPEL FOOD TENT IN BAY ST. LOUIS, MS. AND GOD'S KATRINA KITCHEN FOOD TENT, IN PASS CHRISTIAN, MS. AND LOCAL DISTRIBUTION CENTERS FOR HANCOCK AND HARRISON COUNTY. ON MONDAY THE TEAM WAS LOANED TWO BUMPER TRAILERS AND ANOTHER TRUCK FROM CAMPUS CRUSADE TO HELP US DELIVER OVER 70 PALLETS OF FOOD, WATER, CLEANING SUPPLIES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND TOWNS OF LONG BEACH, PASS CHRISTIAN, WAVELAND, BAY ST. LOUIS, PEARLINGTON, AND DIAMOND HEAD MS. DURING THE WEEK THAT FOLLOWED JIM MET THE REV. BILL PROUT OF CHRISTIAN SERVICES INC. FROM HATTIESBURG, MS. WWW.CHRISTIANSERVICESINC.COM , AND DON GANN OF THE MS. BAPTIST CONVENTION, BOTH OF THESE MEN AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS HAD ACCESS TO SUPPLIES FOR THE GULF COAST, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS NEEDED IN CERTAIN AREAS AND THE KEN-TENN TEAM WAS GLAD TO BE ABLE TO DIRECT THEM TO THE AREAS IN THE GULF COAST THAT STILL NEEDED SUPPLIES.

FRIDAY JANUARY 20, 2006- BILL BRYANT AND BARBARA BAILEY OF CHANNEL 27 WKYT TV INVITED JIM TO APPEAR ON THEIR 12:30 SHOW, TO TALK ABOUT HOW AND WHY KEN-TENN WAS FORMED

ALSO ON THIS DAY AL SMITH OF KET TV TALKED ABOUT KEN-TENN AND THEIR EFFORTS IN THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST ON HIS FRIDAY NIGHT SHOW, COMMENT ON KY

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY (JANUARY 11-12, 2006) ON WEDNESDAY, JIM HELPED DELIVER GOODS TO LAKE SHORE BAPTIST CHURCH, AND HE WENT TO PEARLINGTON TO SEE WHAT THEY NEEDED IN THAT AREA. HE WAS WAITING FOR ANOTHER TRUCK THAT ARRIVED LATE WED. NIGHT. IT WAS A 26-FT PENSKE LOADED WITH WATER, FOOD, CLEANING SUPPLIES, WINDOWS, GARBAGE BAGS, AND OTHER ITEMS FOR CALVARY CHAPEL AND THE CITY TEAM DISTRIBUTION SITE, BOTH IN BAY ST. LOUIS.

FRIDAY (DECEMBER 23, 2005)BILL LYNCH AND KEVIN MOSES DELIVERED 100 GALLONS OF MILK AND 4,000 CARTONS OF MILK, SOUR CREAM, AND BUTTER TO GOD'S KATRINA KITCHEN IN PASS CHRISTIAN, MS AND TO CALVARY CHAPEL IN BAY ST. LOUIS, MS. GOD'S KATRINA KITCHEN IS A SOUP KITCHEN THAT FEEDS APPROXIMATELY 2000 PEOPLE A DAY. CALVARY CHAPEL IS A CHURCH GROUP FROM CALIFORNIA THAT CAME TO BAY ST. LOUIS AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA AND FEEDS APPROXIMATELY 4000 PEOPLE A DAY. THE MILK WAS A MUCH-NEEDED SUPPLY AT THIS BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON.

SUNDAY (DECEMBER 18, 2005): THIS TRIP WAS ALSO VERY SPECIAL ALTHOUGH EACH TRIP HAS SOMETHING HAPPEN THAT YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL OF EVERY SITUATION. JIM LEFT KY WITH MICHAEL SIWINSKI, EDITOR FOR THE CHRISTIAN JOURNAL LEADER, A NEWSPAPER FROM EAST TN. MICHAEL IS ALSO AN EDITOR FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. THE TEAM WAS WANTING TO BRING AWARENESS TO KY. AND TN. OF THE NEEDS THAT HAD TO BE MET IN THE GULF COAST AREA. ON THIS TRIP IS WHERE WE CHANGED THE NAME OF OUR ORGANIZATION FROM WILLIAMSBURG TRI-COUNTY RELIEF TEAM TO KEN-TENN RELIEF TEAM OF KY AND TN. THE JOURNAL LEADER GOT THE CAMPBELL COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE, WOODSONS MARKET OF LAFOLLETTE TN., UNION BANK , WQLA RADIO, FIRST STATE FINANCIAL OF JELLICO, KNOXVILLE SPRINGS CO. AND GRACE TRANSPORTATION, AND THE JELLICO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ALL INVOLVED WITH OUR CAUSE .

THURSDAY (DECEMBER 8, 2005): THIS TRIP WAS VERY SPECIAL. THE WILLIAMSBURG ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL HAD BEEN COLLECTING CLOTHES TO BE WRAPPED FOR PRESENTS FOR FAMILIES IN THE GULF COAST REGION. THE STUDENTS HAD COLLECTED AND WRAPPED OVER 200 OUTFITS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. ALSO ON THIS TRIP, SHARON HENRY OF ROSSVILLE GA. AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CATOOSA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HAD COLLECTED OVER 150 GIFTS FROM HER CHURCH, THE FAMILY BAPTIST CHURCH OF ROSSVILLE, GA. ALL THESE GIFTS WERE TAKEN TO GULFPORT MS. PASS CHRISTIAN MS. LONG BEACH MS. PEARLINGTON MS. AND WAVELAND MS. THE TEAM ALSO WORKED WITH IMPACT MINISTRIES TO DELIVER OVER 2000 GIFTS FROM GOD'S KATRINA KITCHEN AND A CHURCH IN WAVELAND MS. THE TEAM ALSO DELIVERED MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO THE PASS CHRISTIAN AREA AND WATER TO THE BAY ST. LOUIS AREA DONATED BY THE CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT FROM CORBIN, KY.

THURSDAY (DECEMBER 1, 2005): THE TEAM TOOK JACKETS, COATS, BLANKETS, FOOD , CLOTHING AND OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINES SUCH AS TYLENOL COLD AND COUGH, MOTRIN, AND ADVIL PRODUCTS. THEY ALSO TOOK MUCH-NEED CLEANING SUPPLIES AND PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS. THESE WERE DISTRIBUTED IN GULFPORT, LONG BEACH, PASS CHRISTIAN, BAY ST. LOUIS, AND WAVELAND.

TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 22, 2005): TRUCK LEFT FROM WILLIAMSBURG BOUND FOR MISSISSIPPI TO DISTRIBUTE SUPPLIES TO HELP WITH THANKSGIVING DINNER, ALONG WITH OTHER SUPPLIES. THIS TRUCK DELIVERED FOOD TO GOD'S KATRINA KITCHEN IN PASS CHRISTIAN AND FOOD TO CALVARY CHAPEL AT BAY ST. LOUIS MS. THE FOOD ITEMS WERE BOUGHT WITH A DONATION FROM IMPACT MINISTRIES OF CHARLOTTE, NC. AND HORIZON ADULT DAY CARE CENTER OF WILLIAMSBURG, KY. THE TEAM ALSO DELIVERED SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO SECOND STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND ALSO RETURNED TO THE ORECK FACTORY TO DISTRIBUTE MUCH -NEEDED ITEMS TO THE WORKERS THERE. THE TRUCK ALSO MADE A STOP AT FOX DEN AND THEN RETURNED TO WILLIAMSBURG ON THURSDAY.

THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 10, 2005): A TRUCK LEFT FROM WILLIAMSBURG TO MISSISSIPPI TO DISTRIBUTE SUPPLIES TO DISPLACED HURRICANE VICTIMS. THE TEAM ARRIVED IN LONG BEACH, MS, TO AN ORECK VACUUM CLEANER PLANT WHERE THEY HAD A DISTRIBUTION ROOM SET UP FOR SUPPLIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED THERE. THE TEAM ALSO TOOK SUPPLIES TO GOD'S KATRINA KITCHEN, CALVARY CHAPEL'S FOOD KITCHEN, AND RANDY'S RANGERS DISTRIBUTION CENTER AT FOX'S DEN IN PASS CHRISTIAN.

SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 05, 2005): A TRUCK LEFT WILLIAMSBURG BOUND FOR MISSISSIPPI TO DELIVER SUPPLIES AND AID THE DISPLACED HURRICANE VICTIMS. SUPPLIES WERE TAKEN TO A DISTRIBUTION CENTER AT WAVELAND, MS; ALSO FOOD WAS TAKEN TO CALVARY CHAPEL CHURCH AT BAY ST. LOUIS MS AND GODS KATRINA KITCHEN AT PASS CHRISTIAN. MEDICAL SUPPLIES WERE TAKEN TO WAVELAND AND BAY ST. LOUIS. SCHOOL. SUPPLIES WERE TAKEN TO SECOND STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BAY ST. LOUIS AND ALSO A CATHOLIC SCHOOL. FOOD AND CLOTHING SUPPLIES WERE DISTRIBUTED IN PEARLINGTON, MS.

WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 2, 2005): JIM LEFT FOR BATON ROUGE LA TO HELP AT THE FIND A FAMILY CALL CENTER IN BATON ROUGE AND TO SEE WHAT OTHER SUPPLIES NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO THE GULF COAST AREA.

WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 26,2005):THE TEAM LEFT WILLIAMSBURG WITH A 6X12 U-HAUL TRAILER WITH 1000 JACKETS DONATED TO THE GULF COAST FROM CAPS AND MAIN ST. BAPTIST CHURCH AND PRIVATE CITIZENS. THE JACKETS AND COATS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO GULF PORT, PASS CHRISTIAN ,WAVELAND, BAY ST. LOUIS MS. A CHURCH IN BATON ROUGE LA. THREE MOTELS IN THE MONROE LA. AREA, AND A SALVATION ARMY SHELTER IN CHATTANOOGA, TN.

FRIDAY (OCTOBER 21, 2005): THREE TRUCKS LOADED WITH SCHOOL AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND FOOD LEFT ON THIS TRIP. THE TRUCKS MADE STOPS IN PASS CHRISTIAN, GULFPORT, OCEAN SPRINGS, WAVELAND AND BAY ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI. THE GROUP MADE THEIR FIRST STOP AT CREEKWOOD APARTMENT COMPLEX IN GULFPORT HANDING OUT SUPPLIES AND THEN MOVED ON TO GOD'S KATRINA KITCHEN IN PASS CHRISTIAN, MS. THE SHELTER WAS IN DESPERATE NEED OF BEDDING AND OTHER SUPPLIES. ONE TRUCK WENT STRAIGHT TO OCEAN SPRINGS TO A CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT CENTER THAT WAS IN RISK OF CLOSING BECAUSE THEY HAD NOTHING LEFT TO DISTRIBUTE. THE GROUP STOPPED BY A RED CROSS SHELTER TO DISTRIBUTE SUPPLIES IN SOUTH CHRISTIAN BEFORE HEADING TO WAVELAND TO DISTRIBUTE THROUGH GOD'S FOOD PANTRY. NINETY PERCENT OF WAVELAND RESIDENTS WERE STILL IN TENTS AND WITH FEW SUPPLIES. THE JELLICO DAYS INN PROVIDED MOST OF THE BEDDING. CLOTHES AND SUPPLIES CAME FROM CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT OF CORBIN, SCHOOL SUPPLIES WERE DONATED BY WILLIAMSBURG INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SYSTEM, PENSKE TRUCK RENTAL IN LONDON PROVIDED THE TRUCKS, AND MANY OTHERS CONTRIBUTED WITH PRIVATE DONATIONS.

WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 05, 2005): THE TEAM LEFT WILLIAMSBURG WITH A TRUCK BOUND FOR WAVELAND MISSISSIPPI TO AID HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIMS. UPON ARRIVAL THE RELIEF TEAM SET UP AT BETTY CREASY Residence AT BAY SIDE AND DISTRIBUTED GOODS TO DISPLACED HURRICANE VICTIMS FOR 3 DAYS. THEY RETURNED HOME TO WILLIAMSBURG OCTOBER 09, 2005. The team consisted of Troy Sharpe, Jim Wallace, Sharon Henry, Jeff Wyatt, Jim Paul, and Frankie Ball.