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Blessings of Grace Blog 14 1-31-26
- Windell Robertson
- Feb 2
- 2 min read
Post Hurricane Helene—491 days since Hurricane Helene impacted western North Carolina, resulting in significant destruction to 73,000 homes and a damage assessment of $59.6 billion dollars. https://www.osbm.nc.gov/hurricane-helene-dna/open page 5
This evening as I sit at my warm desk and type this blog my heart is very heavy for the family I am writing about as well as many others. At the time of writing, the family is experiencing heavy snowfall and very low temperatures in their region. I cannot fathom the challenging living conditions that they are currently living under.
Grace By Example (GBE) is committed to supporting families affected by this event. Currently, one of the families GBE is assisting is a family whose mobile home was destroyed by a fallen tree; they have been residing in a camping trailer since the incident.
In the days leading up to January 21, 2026, temperatures dropped to 12 degrees, causing the sewage pipes to freeze resulting in sewage backing up into the family's camper shower and toilet. Baptist on a Mission placed hay bales around the camper to thaw the sewage pipes.
Baptist on a Mission was also on site to assist with debris removal and to dismantle a deteriorating storage building, making space for an 8' by 20' storage box to be provided by Grace By Example. The family required storage solutions for belongings from the old shed as well as salvageable items from the mobile home, which is scheduled for demolition and removal in the very near future. The 8’ x 20’ Conex storage box was delivered by Grace By Example on Thursday, January 22, 2026. https://vimeo.com/1160682599?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
The needs for this family’s project are as follows:
Need to remove existing damaged shed and debris - Completed!
Shipping/Conex Container 8’ X 20’ to be used for storage - Completed!
Need to remove existing damaged mobile home and shed
Need a 14-16’ wide by 70’ long Mobile Home with 2 /3 bedrooms.
Need materials for materials to build a covered deck 8.5’ x 30’ to be attached to the front of the new mobile home
Verses like Matthew 22:36-39 and Matthew 14:16 continue to be the driving force of the work of Grace By Example. Below is a real-time overview of our ongoing projects, as well as a summary of GBE's completed initiatives.
Grace By Example maintains a strong commitment to supporting families in need. Please refer to our comprehensive needs list below for further details:
If you would like to learn more or donate please visit https://www.gracebyexample.org/
You may contact Callie Smith at info@gracebyexample.org or Windell Robertson at wrobertson@gracebyexample.org or by Cell/Text 704-497-6580
Take care!
The Grace By Example Team
Matthew 22:36-39
Matthew 14:16
Galatians 6:9
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