Another Hurricane Update - Saturday

November 3, 2012

Hi everyone:

It’s been a few days since the brunt of the storm, but I thought I would let you know what is going on.  We are slowly getting power back in most of the areas.  None of the missionary apartments sustained damage.  Most of them have power back.  If not, they are staying at other missionary pads.  They are fine.  Most have been out working in the heavily damaged areas helping to remove trees, pump water out of basements, clean out debris, just do anything they can to help the people here.  People have been bringing them food, and our Senior Sisters have also been working to feed them.  We fed some of them last night at the Mission Office, and we will also be feeding them tonight as well.  Tomorrow they will attend a short Sacament Service and then will head back out to work.  They are enjoying helping the people and they are enjoying  being together working for a common cause.  The Sister Missionaries stayed out at the Mission Home until last Thursday and then went home to their own apartments.  However, the Mission Home has been without power since last Monday night.  The lack of gasoline has been a problem, but the church FM group, headed by Vic Goepfert, a counselor to President Calderwood, was able to get some gas from Pennsylvania for us today.  Hopefully that will last until the pumps are up and running here on Long Island.  Our missionaries are doing great and they have become heroes in the eyes of many people.  We are so proud of them. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to call.  

Love to you all, Sister Shepherd, Mission Secretary