June 11, 2008 - Middletown, IN Flood

We quickly heard about Middletown, IN. It was a unique situation because not only did the town get hit with the flood, but just a few days earlier it got hit by a tornado. Almost every roof in the town was ripped off and when the water came it simply destroyed everything. Now this is one of the smallest towns I have ever been in. The corner country store that used to be there looks like it’s closed. But the people who live here seem very kind.

Because we work directly with and under the local government and emergency officials, I don’t often get a chance to personally meet with homeowners. But this small town was different; I was able to meet each person who lived in those homes.

Over the next few days we will clean up this whole town. It’s not big and won’t be too much work, but for some reason this place is special. It’s so small and out of the way, I’m not sure who would come to help these people.