"Tornado Devastation"
This story begins in a small town outside of New York city in the year 2010. The situation at the time was very bleak. The reason it was so very bad was because hundreds of people became homeless due to a record breaking tornado that ripped the town apart. The time of year this happened was in the fall which was totally unexpected. I saw the devastation affect it had on the entire community and I was heart broken because of it.
Shortly there after, I witnessed how the people of the community worked so sacrificially together to help the survivors get back on their feet and rebuild their homes. I also saw both the fear and also faith and determination in the eyes of many people as the worked together. I saw volunteers that flew in from all over the world from habitat for humanity.
Looking back at this tragedy, I clearly discovered both how the devastating results of nature can be, and also the fact that when people decide to pull together that so much good can come out of their efforts.
This story has been written by Ben Hersh with help from his friend and care giver Bill Greguska. 1-5-12