We felt helpless, not knowing what we could do or how we could help. The devastation was overwhelming. We knew we wanted to do something to help people rebuild their lives and their homes, but we just didn’t know how. We wanted to help restore families to prosper once again.

Stevie got in contact with an old friend who had a connection in Augusta. Several phone calls later, we had a list of needs and a tight timeline. There was a group of school teachers from Augusta who had organized a community food drive and they were running out of supplies. They needed non perishable food, diapers, baby formula and other provisions. They were serving over 3000 families per day. Could we get supplies to them by tomorrow?

We decided to rally our community and see who was feeling convicted to help. Kristen hopped on Instagram and asked if anyone wanted to donate. Stevie reached out to his colleagues to ask the same. It was a simple message.

¨We want to raise $5,000 by tomorrow. We want to buy as many provisions as possible at Costco, then we will rent a truck and bring everything down to Augusta. Who wants to donate to contribute?

At an overwhelming rate, money started to pour into the Venmo account. People wanted to help. They were donating. Family members, church friends, members of the community basketball league, friends from all different seasons and walks of our lives heard about what we were doing and wanted to be a part.

In 24 hours we raised $11,500 and we were able to fill a small UHaul truck with provisions. It was overwhelming, but this time in an exciting way. It was incredible that so many people came together for one purpose - to serve others.