Reality TV Star Grateful for Elon Musk’s Hurricane Relief Help
By Movieguide® Contributor
In the wake of the damage caused by Hurricane Helene, different groups are sending relief efforts to help with the damage.
Elon Musk’s Space X is one such group making a difference, and Tennessee singer-songwriter and reality TV star Lawson Bates took to his Instagram Stories to share his gratitude for the rescue efforts.
“THANK YOU @ivankatrump @spacex for showing up and helping make a difference. 300 starlink’s delivered today! @mediccorps is continuing to operate critical helicopter supply drops, and life-saving rescues across the Carolina’s and Tennessee,” Bates, who works with Medic Corps, said.
“Because of Starlink, we’ve been able to effectively communicate with the affected areas, ensuring that our supply drops are reaching those in need with maximum efficiency,” Medic Corps posted.
He also posted a photo of a Medic Corps member standing with children in an affected community. “We just dropped in 10,000 lbs of CRITICAL AID (food, water, starlinks, generator’s, fuel, etc.) to Bradshaw fire department!” he said.
Medic Corps is a nonprofit that “deploys our cross-trained volunteers to provide humanitarian aid, medical assistance, and rescue services to disaster areas.”
A recent post to their Instagram account shows the Medic Corps team praying for God’s direction before they are dispatched to help people.
“Please keep praying and supporting the many man and women bringing relief efforts to those effected by Hurricane Helene. MEDIC Corps is actively bringing aid, doing rescues and meeting the many needs of those affected,” caption reads.
Instagram users offered their prayers and thanks in the comments section. “Asking God to place his hedge of protection around you all. Thank you for the sacrifices you’re making to help your fellow Americans. ??” one person said. “Praying for God’s guidance and safety on your missions!!!” another person added.
Hurricane Helene left horrific damage and destruction in its path.
USA Today said that it “ravaged the Southeast, killing more than 200 people, swallowing whole towns and leaving thousands without power or drinkable water. The storm washed out hundreds of roads and damaged bridges across the southern Appalachians, leaving residents in already isolated communities stranded amid widespread power outages and communication blackouts.”
Keep Medic Corps and all other volunteers who are working to bring relief in your prayers.
Movieguide® previously reported:
SPY KIDS actress Alexa PenaVega is reminding everyone of the power of prayer in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
“Today we got on a call with the Salvation Army team, and we were trying to find out ways that people can help with everything hurricane relief related. I know a lot of people have family members who are affected. It’s just hit so many different people,” she explained on her Instagram story on Monday.
“There’s still a number of areas that are actually unreachable where they can’t even get to it yet ‘cause the conditions are still really dangerous,” she continued. “The media is covering it but not nearly what it should be. Kind of like what happened in Lahaina, and I don’t want these people to get left behind.”
She urged her followers to donate to helpsalvationarmy.org and reassured them that “100%” of donations would go directly to disaster relief.
“Outside of donations, outside of volunteering, I wanted to talk about the power of prayer,” she continued. “I know it might seem like such a casual thing. It’s a word that gets thrown a whole whole lot, but truly coming from experiencing great loss, prayer is powerful, and it really helped our family, and we felt all your prayers. So right now, if you can just be praying for the people who’ve experienced this devastation, the volunteers who are going in there, helping people, just creating new opportunity for these families who have lost everything.”
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