October was a very moody month for the weather in the Carolinas. Hurricane Matthew blew through our area full of wind and rain, but not bringing any significant damage. South Carolina, well, even just an hour south of us was not so lucky. They had a lot more flooding and structural damage to houses than we did here. About two weeks after the storm a volunteer project was organized through the Mormon Helping Hands to assist those in need of some tree removal and cleanup in the area where people were still working on recovery. Katya and Robert signed up to go help! They left around 5 am to drive down to the area near Florence, SC and spent the whole day there helping strangers.
There was a lot of work to be done, but many hands make light work.
Katya and her friends, Sophie and Hannah, were not afraid to get their hands dirty.
And this is not a picture of Robert, but just pretend it's Robert as he was wearing the same yellow T-shirt, probably sawing off some tree limbs as well.
Katya actually really enjoyed this project, despite having to wake up early and riding in the car for almost three hours each way. It's so good to see her strengthen her testimony about service by participating in something so needed herself.
Lyana.
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