{"id":1406,"date":"2020-02-18T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nccumc.org\/disaster\/?p=1406"},"modified":"2022-05-27T10:37:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T14:37:06","slug":"house-blessing-in-tarboro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/disaster\/2020\/02\/house-blessing-in-tarboro\/","title":{"rendered":"House Blessing in Tarboro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hurricane Matthew caused severe flooding across eastern North Carolina, as far inland as Edgecombe County. Ms. Maggie was one of the many homeowners whose home was damaged by the hurricane.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The damage from Hurricane Matthew caused the home to be unsafe to live in. Ms. Maggie had to leave her home and belongings behind. Three years later, Maggie was finally able to move back home again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Family members, friends, and volunteers gathered to celebrate Maggie\u2019s return home. The Tarboro Disaster Recovery Site Manager, Rev. Jason DuVall, opened with prayer and a scripture reading from Revelations. Another scripture reading from Matthew was read by a volunteer from <a href=\"https:\/\/worldrenew.net\/disasters\">World Renew Disaster Response Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/disaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/02\/7P1A0336.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/disaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/02\/7P1A0336.jpg 700w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/disaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/02\/7P1A0336-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/disaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/02\/7P1A0336-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Tarboro Site Manager, Rev. Jason DuVall, presents a bible to the homeowner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A member of Lake Gaston UMC presented the family with a handmade cross. The cross was made of oak to \u201crepresent the love we have for God and Jesus,\u201d basket-weave to represent the weave that binds us to God, rope that \u201crepresents our salvation when we are lost\u201d, and a flower to \u201crepresent those who helped others in times of need and peril.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/disaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/02\/7P1A0366.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/disaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/02\/7P1A0366.jpg 700w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/disaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/02\/7P1A0366-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/disaster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/02\/7P1A0366-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. DuVall stated Maggie\u2019s return home was a \u201csymbol of God\u2019s love and care, a symbol of community.\u201d Volunteers from across the country and a variety of denominations came together to help the family return home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Maggie thanked all of the volunteers who selflessly gave their time to help someone they did not know who was in need. <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Matthew caused severe flooding across eastern North Carolina, as far inland as Edgecombe County. 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