SAPULPA, Okla. — On the night of June 17, David Owens and his wife woke up to the howling winds of a derecho.
“We just rode it out, and we did a lot of praying… said, ‘Lord protect us,’” said Owens.
In the morning, they found their storage shed flattened — too damaged to be repaired. Tree branches on the property were also snapped.
Owens says he is not in the physical condition to clean up the wreckage. He was unsure of what to do next until a friend told him about the charity Samaritan’s Purse.
The non-profit has a U.S. National Disaster program. Volunteers are on a mission in Green Country to help those still affected by the Father's Day storm.
Program Manager, Karissa Ryan, says they plan to be in the area until August 12.
For more information about Samaritan’s Purse, click here.
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