Volunteers from the non-profit organization Send Me Missions from Hardee County have been helping muck and gut homes in Punta Gorda that were flooded by Hurricane Helene.
On Friday, FOX 4 spoke with volunteers with the organization who were working on three homes on Gussie Street.
Watch FOX 4’s Alex Orenczuk report on Send Me Missions helping out residents in Punta Gorda after Hurricane Helene:
“I was blessed”: Send Me Missions mucks and guts flooded homes in Punta Gorda
“We know that sometimes small areas get left out, lots of attention goes to where the most devastation was but there are devastating circumstances in other areas,” said Nicole Drake. “So we know we can take those resources that we have and help even if it’s just one family, that’s one more family that’s closer to having recovery after the storm.”
Drake said the Wauchula based organization has been helping people during disaster recoveries for 10 years.
Fox 4.“As a christian organization we know that God calls us to love one another,” said Drake. “Sometimes that looks like picking up a crowbar and taking out a piece of wet drywall, or hauling a wet piece of furniture to the road. We know that we can’t fix every situation but we know that we can love somebody along the way and help them through the process.”