Our mother (Lisa Fayers) had to evacuate her home on the 28th of February at 11 pm. The Woodburn floodwaters had almost reached the second story of her house and wholly inundated downstairs. Since then, the river has risen more than 2 meters (making it 1.75m higher than the 1954 flood), meaning that the water is most likely up or over the ceiling. She does not have insurance either as she cannot afford it due to her location and will have to fund the restoration of her home and replace her possessions entirely by herself.

 

She is still at the evacuation centre with only the clothes on her back and her dog. Her phone is almost out of charge with no electricity, and she is sleeping on the hard floor at the shelter. Due to the height of the water, it isn't expected that she will be able to leave the shelter there for several days. And once she does leave, she cannot stay in her home. Yet, despite all this, she has been providing medical care as an RN to those in need at the emergency shelter.

 

If you feel impressed to give to help our mum, it would be greatly appreciated. There is no obligation to do so, and she doesn't know that we're doing this. She is the sort of person that wouldn't generally ask for help. We also know there is so much need at the moment with disaster all around us. So, if you can give here, we also ask you to give generously to others in need too. Every little bit can go such a long way.

 

Thank you so much for helping our mum

 

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ “ Acts 20:35