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Thursday, October 9,2003 — Page 3
MC Campus Ministry
Hurricane Relief Crew
Were Welcomed on Coast
photo by Benjamin Wells
KENICHI YOKOTA
Staff Writer
Methodist College faculty
and students helped to rebuild
houses and churchcs in Cailcret
County, NC, where major dam
age from Huixicane Isabel
occured.
On September 20, twelve
members, including nine students,
left Fayetteville around 6:30 a.m.
to work in the towns of Stacey
and Sea Level in Eastern North
Carolina. Their goal was to help
people suffering from the storm
damage of Isabel.
Campus Minister Ben
jamin Wells was in charge of the
hurricane-relief-project. Accord
ing to Wells, the Hood from the
storm surge caused major
damage in both the towns.
Damaged houses, destroyed
cars, power outages, and food
shortages were the legacy left by
Isabel.
Suzanne Reese, a faculty
memer, also said, “I did not see
the damage until we got in the
community. There was so much
flood damage. Every house had to
remove furniture and carpets.”
The 12 members first
cleaned up the two United Meth
odist Churches in Stacey and Sea
Level. They removed all furniture
and carpets and mopped the mud
out.
“We cleaned out the Staccy
church fairly quickly. The crew
worked well. In two hours, we
cleaned and moved back the
furniture," Wells said.
While they were cleaning up
the Sea Level United Methodist
church, they also helped to clean up
a few houses near the church.
The storm surge washed out
the town and flooded many houses.
The majority of local people in the
area do not have flood insurance,
to protect a house in the event of a
flood.
“They are still shocked from
the hurricane. They have not experi
enced a flood like this since the
early 50s when Hurricane Hazel
came,” Wells said.
Water has never come into
homes in the other hurricanes the
locals experienced in recent years
according to Wells.
Although the Red Cross
was providing food, and the United
Methodist committee on Relief was
doing damage assessments. Wells
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The locals were very happy to
see our crews. They were very
encouraged by that.”
Sunday Ajayi, an MC student
who participated in the project, said,
“I feel amazing. As a student, I don’t
have any money to give to the locals.
The only thing I have and can use is
my strength, but I could support these
people. I could only do the best I
could. 1 feel really great. I was
blessed.”
There might be another project
in the future. Those who want to
participate in the future project can
contact Wells at 630-7157.
Wells said,”! was proud of the
crew; they have done a great amount
of work in a short time.”
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Students, faculty, and staff who
helped included:
Andrew Ubbens
Melanie Gibson
Katy North
Suzanne Reese
Terrance Boatwright
Megan Galtanowicz
Erika Dry den
Sunday Ajayi
David Merrill
Brock White
Benjamin Wells
Mrs. Tobya Wells
Picture above: IT TAKES TWO! Two
unidentified student workers scrub in
order to clean up water-soaked floors.