My Story of Key West Helping Hands after Hurricane

Key West Helping Hands 

So my first day in the Keys was the Sunday they opened it up all the was down to Key West. We first went to Key Largo and helped clean out a foot of seaweed from an older women's home, as well as remove some damaged furniture. It was incredible to see how fast we were able to remove the seaweed all over her property as we all worked together as a team. When we all came together at the end to close in a prayer, she told us how her husband had recently been diagnosed with Cancer and he just doesn't have the strength to clean it up on his own. She was so grateful for our help, she was brought to tears. It was an amazing experience, and a 12 year old member from our ward said the prayer and asked that angels would be with them to protect them, it was the sweetest thing!

Later that same day, our car and one other in our group was ahead of everyone else and arrived at the next work order, but the work had been done the day before. As we drove down the street, we saw an older man out front of his home, which you couldn't really see because of all the down trees and debris. He was alone with a chainsaw, slowly working his way through he first palm tree that had fallen on his gate surrounding his property. We kept going to the house that had asked for help, and we all felt like we should go and help that man. We talked to the other car who was with us, and they wanted to help him to, though he hadn't put in a work order. So we go and meet him, and get right to work! He told us his wife had told him to take it slow, and that that was what we were all going to do, and then one car after another showed up with all the tools as they caught up to us, and he was amazed to see how big our group was. He told us his primary goal was to clear the driveway so he could get his generator hooked up to the house so they would have power. We got several chain saws started up, and within an hour and a half we had cleared his driveway completely, and he just couldn't believe it. He kept telling us that we wre going to make a grown man cry, and that he was supposed to be strong. When we finished the work, you could see the emotion on his face. He was so grateful, he said he had just seen a miracle. Later, I found out from the Stake President, that once everyone had left, the Stake President talked to him alone, and this man, Ed was his name, had prayed just a little earlier that somehow God would send him some help. and then 50+ Mormon Helping Hands showed up to deliver that help!!! It was A Miracle Indeed!!!