Eight Days of Hope (EDOH) is heading to Kentucky and Missouri to help communities there recover from the devastating tornadoes that ravaged the region. EDOH has played big roles in helping to rebuild communities like Amory, Mississippi after storms (as shown above) and in building safe spaces for sex trafficking victims (as shown at right).
Founder and President of EDOH, Steve Tybor, states, “Our mass feeding arm will be deployed in St. Louis, Missouri. Tonight will be the first night that they're providing meals. London, Kentucky is one of the communities that were affected by the tornadoes this past weekend. Our rapid response arm will be deploying there.”
EDOH Mass Feeding Ministry will serve meals in St. Louis, Missouri from May 19 and continue until May 24 at Influence Church, and their Rapid Response Ministry plans to help London, Kentucky, from May 23-June 7 by cleaning debris and removing fallen trees for affected families.
However, Tybor says there is more extreme weather in the forecast for the Midwest and South.
“We keep our eye on the weather map, that's for sure. You have to be very flexible when you do what we do.”
In response, EDOH will be sending teams in to rebuild communities in the coming months. With the rise in devastation caused by recent weather, comes a call for a rise in action from the community. Food and board are covered for those who volunteer Rapid Response in Kentucky, and locals from St. Louis are encouraged to help with the feeding ministry in their area.
In order to become involved, Tybor explains, “Text the word ‘hope’ to 86373, and we'll invite you whenever we go anywhere. And so, today in Saint Louis, for multiple days, we're going to need 30 volunteers a day to help out with feeding. “
EDOH’s immediate focus on Kentucky and Missouri after the destructive tornados does not lessen their other areas of impact. Over the last decade, EDOH has expanded its service over the last decade to include four distinct ministries: Rebuilding Ministry, Rapid Response Ministry, Mass Feeding Ministry, and Safe House Ministry.
“While we're in Saint Louis providing food and in Kentucky helping families after the recent tornadoes, we have teams of volunteers serving with Eight Days of Hope as we build another safe home for children who've been rescued from sex trafficking.”
