God is Good By Tina V. Bryson
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n the darkness of night with flood waters rushing around, the Ritchie family sat huddled together, cold and wet. They watched, by intermittent flashes of lighting in the night sky, as the home they had purchased just two years before was knocked completely off its foundation by another home that was drifting at high speed in the floodwaters. In an instant, they lost everything they had worked for. Generous donations to Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) created an opportunity to partner with Appalachia Service Project (ASP). This strategic partnership will build
Representatives from CAP and Appalachia Service Project (ASP), in addition to Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, raised the final wall of the Ritchie home in July.
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10 new homes for families who were impacted by the July 2022 floods. The $250,000 grant from CAP helped families primarily in Floyd and Knott Counties get back into homes that are safe, warm, and dry. Della Ritchie is one of the homeowners helped through the grant-funded partnership. “It’s been a long time coming. We’ve been through a lot, but so has our whole community,” she said. “To have so many organizations helping us, you can’t really put it into words how thankful you are and how blessed you feel.”
