On Aug. 25., Texas began to feel the wrath of Hurricane Harvey as the Category 4 hurricane became the first major hurricane to strike southern Texas since Celia in 1970 — it remains the costliest tropical cyclone on record and the second-costliest natural disaster worldwide, behind only the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, according to data released.
82 were left dead, more than 30,000 people were displaced from their homes, 17,000 rescues took place, with the total damage from the hurricane is estimated at $198 billion.
But among the debris and damage, there was hope from the heroes that came in the some 17,000 rescues and everyday people who took it upon themselves to show the true spirit of humanity — kindness.
Two Wildland Firefighters, Kevin Conley and Jay Anderson from Montana, left their jobs to go help the great folks of Texas after the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. This is their story.
Kevin tells Kindness and Hope that he and Jay decided to embark on this mission of helping those who lost everything in the wake of Harvey because “love and compassion are the most important things in life. ”
He continues: “I saw people going through something, something that I’ll never understand and I wanted to help as much as I could. I’ve never seen this much devastation and it told my heart to drop everything and go to Texas and to help, and I always follow my heart. I felt good about what we did but I wish we could’ve done more. I love everyone and I hope we helped someone see that this world is full of love, through everything stay strong and positive.”
The experience turned out to be an incredibly moving, yet heartbreaking one for Kevin and Jay.
“There were too many emotional moments, if we’re being honest,” Kevin relays. “Getting a family milk and cereal, getting thirsty and dying elderly people water and food, giving children toys, and a birthday boy in a cheap motel, cupcakes and toys– endless moments of making someone, shortly in time, smile and be happy. Everyone we encountered in Texas was a touching moment.”
As to what does Kindness and Hope means to someone like Kevin, who is the embodiment of Kindness?
“Kindness means, doing everything in your power to forget everything, and be nice, helpful and caring to everyone, everywhere,” he says. “Hope to me, means being strong, keeping faith and never giving up on a positive, meaningful and happy future. Hope means strength.”
Below, is their journey:
Consumarlo con dell’acqua per il migliore scioglimento della compressa. Durante il periodo di allattamento, il fatto che la disfunzione erettile si può curare in brevi tempi.
