From "Adventist News Network":
Appreciation for ACS
A co-director of a Christian ministry broke down crying during the first meeting with Adventist Community Services (ACS) staff involved in Joplin, Mo. tornado relief. He later wrote an email to Jody Dickhaut, president of the Iowa State VOAD and state director of the Iowa ACS Disaster Relief:
“.... Thank you so much for being a calm presence during the challenges of those first few days. Your warehousing, distribution, and disaster relief competencies were invaluable. However, those competencies would have only added to the challenge without your love for Jesus and people. I deeply appreciated praying with you the first time we met. I deeply appreciated your heart in the middle of the challenge with the Red Cross. I also appreciated your partner's heart during the Red Cross challenge; however, I do not remember his name and did not record his contact information. I deeply appreciated your hug and prayer on Thursday when I thought we should shut down receiving and distribution in the church and the rest of my team would not allow us to do so.
"Thank you for caring. Thank you for training. Thank you for being a part of the pre-planning. Thank you for showing up with such a great and helpful attitude. Thank you for submitting to Jesus.”