Help Tornado Victims: Abel Family

On Sunday, November 17, 2013, tornados ripped across southern Knox County Indiana. Sadly, the family home that of Dereck and Angie Abel shared with their three kids was destroyed. The family survived - by *literally* holding on to each other, as the tornado ripped the walls of the garage off around them. Here is Angie's account of their survival: "All 5 of us were in the garage trying to get through our kitchen door into the house to head to basement and it would not open due to the pressure. The garage blew away, the door blew open, all the windows blew out and all 5 of us landed in the doorway on top of each other. We held onto each other tight. At one point Easton was blowing in the air and I had him by the legs hanging on for dear life. I started raising and Dereck had me by the legs. I was on top of Alannea and Lane was holding onto Dereck. It seemed forever but sure it was only seconds. (this is the only time our family being on the chunky side was a good thing lol) The garage we were in is across the road & field. The roof is gone, house destroyed. Vehicles damaged. If we had not got stuck in this doorway I honestly don't think we would have made it! God and special angels were with us. We r all sore, cut up and bruised but alive and that's all that matters. As we were leaving our cat Vito showed up. He's at vet but will make it too:)"