Mercy Chefs CEO Gary LeBlanc appeared on the Friday afternoon edition of CBN s Newswatch to talk about the situation in Dallas and how long is organization may be in the area. Newswatch is seen weekdays on the CBN News Channel.
The Portsmouth, Virginia-based Mercy Chefs have responded to the biggest emergency need they say they have ever seen, and are heading to Dallas to help winter storm victims.
WVEC-TV reports the CEO of the faith-based non-profit Gary LeBlanc said they ve received 20 requests for help between Dallas, Texas, and Oklahoma since Tuesday night and the messages requesting help keep pouring in.
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Panama City Beach, FL
Missy and Chad live in Panama City Beach, FL with their 3 kids. They live in a house on a concrete slab, away from the beach, so when Hurricane Michael came, they thought they were safe. Then the storm hit full force. Missy captured those terrifying moments on her cell phone.
“It was whistling,” said Missy, “and the wind and the rain is coming so fast it’s like white outside. You can hardly see anything. And the trees started falling, and cracking, and crashing.
“I feel like I’m the protector of my family,” said Chad, “so I’m running around checking things. Our roof was just lifting off the house.
Faridabad, India
When Chandi and her husband lost their jobs due to Covid-19, providing basic necessities to their children became very difficult.
Chandi explained, “We had no savings to buy milk or food, and nobody would lend us money.”
They argued about money, and eventually the arguments turned into abuse.
“My husband would physically and verbally abuse me,” said Chandi.
Chandi took the children and left her husband. She had no income and no one to help her. Then she found out about an Operation Blessing center where she learned to make and sell masks.
“I was happy to learn sewing, because I got an opportunity to step forward in life,” said Chandi. “Here, when I handle a sewing machine, I feel as if I am in control of my life.”
SOMERSWORTH With heavy snowfall in the upcoming week’s forecast, and public uncertainty about the future of the Tri-Cities’ emergency warming center still accumulating, the cities’ mayors say they’re firm in their commitment the facility will continue to serve the region’s increasing houseless population.
Dover Mayor Bob Carrier, Rochester Mayor Caroline McCarley and Somersworth Mayor Dana Hilliard all insisted in separate interviews this past week during an eventful week for the center that the center isn’t going away and the primary criteria for its activation moving forward will be life-threatening cold.
“As to how we go forward, I think whatever we’re gonna to do, we’re gonna have a way to guarantee that our folks who are not sheltered have a place to get to in freezing cold weather,” said McCarley. “Period. End of story.”