MISSISSIPPI AND ARKANSAS TORNADO RESPONSES

Hey all,

After a month in northern Mississippi with the tornado response team, we wrapped up our work there. We put in 3,000 hours in the field and completed work for 25 different families in need.  It was an awesome deployment that included amazing volunteers and an incredible community that supported our response team from day one. There will be many memories from my time here that I'll keep with me forever.  Thank you to all of you that made this response the success that it ways.  We were lucky to have each of you.

With our work done in Mississippi, we made our way west to Vilonia, Arkansas.  This area was hit by the same string of tornadoes that struck Mississippi in April.  Vilonia has plenty of unmet needs that fit the scope of work we do, so it seemed to be a no brainer to head over here and dig right in.  We are off to a fast start and are excited to team up with the community to get some work done!

During this transition from Mississippi to Arkansas, NECHAMA took a few days off which I spent with Mr. Alan Richardson, site seeing some of Arkansas and hiking/camping in the Ozark Mountains!

I'll sleep when I'm dead.    

Hope you are all well and that your summer is off to a great start.

Talk soon,

Mark/Chops

The Future Is No Place To Place Your Better Days

HUGE HIGH FIVE WITH ANDREW AFTER CLEARING DEBRIS FROM A 40 ACRE FARM IN NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. THE FAMILY OWNED FARM COULD NOW HARVEST THEIR CROPS!

TO YOUR RIGHT THERE HAD BEEN A HOME THAT NEEDED TO BE DEMO'D.  IN THE MIDDLE, THE SUPER HEROES WHO DEMO'D IT.  TO THE LEFT, THE EVIDENCE!

ABOUT TO ENTER THE OZARK MOUNTAINS WITH MR. ALAN RICHARDSON.  FITTING NAME TO THE PARK CONSIDERING THE TWO GUYS ENTERING IT.

EAGLE EYE ALAN FOUND BAMBI

BOSTON MOUNTAINS IN ARKANSAS!  ALAN CAUGHT A PICTURE OUT THE WINDOW AT 70MPH.  NICE WORK!

HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THIS?

MAN MADE DAMN BUILT DURING FDR'S NEW DEAL PROGRAM

MIDDLE OF THE OZARKS!

95* OUT BUT DEVIL'S DEN CAVE WAS MISTING AND ABOUT 60* AT THE ENTRANCE!

WATERFALLS ARE THE BEST

COOLING OFF WITH MR. ALAN AFTER A FEW HOURS OF HIKING IN THE ARKANSAS OZARKS

AFTER THE MOUNTAINS WE FOUND A POOL.  I MIGHT BE DEAD.

HEADING TO THE CAROLINAS WITH THE CLEMSON CREW FOR MS. CAROLINE COLLUM'S WEDDING NEXT WEEK TO SIR BRANDON.  FOUND HER NAME ON A HIGHWAY SIGN IN THE ARKANSAS OZARKS!  

LITTLE ROCK FROM ABOVE THE ARKANSAS RIVER

THE OLD ARKANSAS STATE HOUSE.  THIS IS WHERE CLINTON ANNOUNCED HE WAS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.

MR. ALAN RICHARDSON BEFORE I BAILED HIM OUT OF JAIL.  ALAN'S MOM, I'M KIDDING.  WE WERE IN A MUSEUM.... MAYBE...

SOME OF THE CREW DOMINATING OUR LAST MISSISSIPPI WORK SITE!

WORKING HARD OR HARDLY WORKING.  WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY, THE SUPERHEROES PLAY.  BHAVUK AS WOLVERINE.  ALAN IS IRONMAN.  TWO AWESOME GUYS AFTER A DAY OF CHAINSAWING!

THE MISSISSIPPI TORNADO RESPONSE TEAM OUT CELEBRATING A SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT!  THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HARD WORK!

EATING SOME STRAWBERRIES WITH MY MAIN MAN LUKE!  WE GET ALONG WELL BECAUSE HE JUST TURNED 8 AND I'M TOLD I ACT LIKE I'M 8. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUD!

THE NECHAMA MODELS ALAN AND TRAVIS

DANI AKA WONDER WOMAN!  CRUSHING BRICKS WITH HER HANDS!

STAN THE MAN DOING SOME DEMO WORK ON OUR FIRST ARKANSAS JOB SITE!

HOLLIS AND ALAN DOING SOME DEMO WORK!

WHEN WE DO THIS, IT MEANS WE ARE TOO TIRED TO WORK ANY LONGER THAT DAY

NOT SICK AT ALL.  MEETING NURSES.

NICOLETTE WAS SICK SO WE TOOK HER TO THE HOSPITAL.  SHE SURVIVED!  THIS IS GOOD NEWS BECAUSE SHE IS PRETTY MUCH THE BEST HUMAN BEING ON EARTH!

SELFIE WITH NEIL!  THIS GUY IS A CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBER DISASTER RESPONDER.

JESS FROM THE UK.  WIFE OF NEIL.  THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO TO MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE AND SWEET ACCENT!

Below are a few pictures of the people that make our disaster response work possible.  The volunteers!!  You all are the true heroes. Thanks for all the sacrifices you make to better the lives of others.