made it their mission to find it and were shocked to discover the binder and pictures were clean, despite everything else on the floor being ruined. When they handed it to Ruby, she broke down crying and praising God. The next day, the Bethel group joined another team that was working to plant a church in the town of Hampton, Tenn. Together, they removed mud-saturated drywall and paneling, where flood waters had reached three feet. They left the house ready to receive new life, while expanding this church planting team’s presence in the community. The Bethel group worshipped with their host church Sunday morning and returned to campus around 11 p.m. that evening, exhausted but filled with gratitude. “I think when disasters happen, people think ‘I want to help, but I don’t know how.’ This is perspective-changing for us. To know we can be used to help people come out of the depths of despair was just really impactful,” Tice says. “I think when disasters happen, people think ‘I want to help but I don’t know how.’ This is perspective-changing for us. To know we can be used to help people come out of the depths of despair was just really impactful.” - Jeremy Tice Page 4: The Bethel team stands in front of a townhouse they helped clear after Hurricane Helene. They are (left to right) church planter Ryan Vernon; Bethel students Owen Ransom, David Setka, Nathan Kropiewnicki, Abraham Guernsey, Zak Shaffer; and Missionary-in-Residence Jeremy Tice. Page 5, top: The Bethel team mucks out a townhouse devastated by Hurricane Helene. Middle: Zak and David search for Ruby’s beloved photo album. Bottom: The Bethel team sets out from campus with the trailer of supplies donated from St. Mark Missionary Church. 5 SPRING 2025
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