Tornado victims in Lafayette, Tennessee find refuge from the aftermath of the ravaging storms that have claimed 59 lives in the local churches and their unfailing faith. The survivors that were interviewed felt that it was a higher power that saved their lives. They explain they were still alive for a reason and only God knows his purpose for them. One lady said as she was explaining the damage, that her nephew came across a torn hymnal of all but one song - "Victory Behind The Clouds." Needless to say, the lady, among the rest of the community, are counting their blessings that their lives were saved.
The churches are currently serving as disaster centers while supplying the community with food, clothing, shelter and medicine. Terry Gillim, a minister at the Church of Christ in Lafayette, says "Members of his church brushed elbows over boxes with those he had never seen in church before." The volunteers in the town are really demonstrating brotherly love and while telling their stories of survival, giving other survivors hope.
President Bush addressed the Lafayette community, while evaluating the aftermath of the storm's devestation, he states: " Macon County people are down to earth, hardworking, God-fearing people, who if just given a little help, will come back stronger."
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