Single mother Lacy Tasker and her son Davis were devastated when a an EF-5 tornado tore through parts of Joplin, Missouri. Entire neighborhoods were wiped out, Lacy and her son's home was completely destroyed, and, tragically, her grandmother was killed.
The kind folks over at Samaritan's Purse responded to the storm immediately. With the help of nearly 6,500 volunteers, 755 families were helped. But even years later, two years to be exact, some families still needed help. Lacy and her son were still displaced.
Samaritan's Purse, an organization that helps everyone from children to veterans in need, built her a brand new home from the ground up. The mom is relieved at the kindness; since the tornado, things hadn't been easy.
“Davis got used to seeing me cry,” Lacy said. “Change can be really hard and painful—but it can also be good. God makes all things good. He changes people by the tornado. I’m not going to say He sent it, but He definitely used it. God blessed our lives, and we were so grateful – even before we knew that Samaritan’s Purse was rebuilding our house.”
The home they built her even has a safe room — if anything like the tornado ever happens again, she and her son will be OK.
See Lacy and Davis' new home, and please SHARE to show your support what Samaritan's Purse does for those in need.
