Surrounded by a nearly inconceivable level of destruction left in the wake of the deadly tornadoes that ravaged Joplin, Mo., on May 22, Henry Bruner saw hopeful signs.
“As the days went on, I could see the healing process at work,” Bruner said after returning from a two-week stint in Missouri where he served as a volunteer Red Cross mental health worker. “I could see more laughter and people becoming more comfortable and finding comfort in each other.”
The emerging signs of hope affirmed the work being done by hundreds of Red Cross workers from across the nation who converged on the Joplin area in the days following the storms that claimed the lives of more than 140 and destroyed hundreds of homes, businesses and heavily damaged a hospital.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Retired pastor brings hope to Joplin
The Elyria, Ohio, Chronicle-Telegram has the story of a retired minister working with the Red Cross in Joplin:
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