Adventist volunteers are on the forefront, bringing aid to the victims of Hurricane Ivan. You can read this breaking story on the Adventist Review website at http://www.adventistreview.org/2004-1539/news.html#2

I have a son at Collegedale who just arrived this afternoon (9-23-04), with others from Southern University, in the town of Century to help with the relief efforts. He called on his cell phone to say it looks like a wide tornado path that just goes on and on. Almost every other tree is uprooted - devastation all over the place.

At least they have some cell phone towers back up so there is communication.

Here's the latest scoop - He is with about 15 students from Southern and there is a group from Fletcher Academy in N.C. helping along with ADRA. They are basically doing two things - clearing trees off of and around people's houses and putting tarps on people's roofs to prevent more rain from coming in. I'm enclosing a picture he sent from his camera cell phone.