Twenty Volunteers from Union Lutheran Church flew and some drove to Greensburg, Kansas to rebuild home destroyed by a Class EF5 Tornado on May 5, 2007.

This is what the town looked like a few days after the tornado

At 9:45 p.m. CDT on May 4, 2007, Greensburg, KS was hit by an EF5 tornado.

The tornado was estimated to be 1.7 miles (2.7 km) in width and traveled for nearly 22 miles (35 km).

Ninety-five percent of the city was confirmed to be destroyed, with the other five percent being severely damaged.

The National Weather Service estimated winds of the tornado to reach 205 mph (330 km/h).

From April 12 - April 19th, 2008, twenty Union Lutheran Church mission workers/volunteers and friends spent a week in Greensburg rebuilding homes destroyed or damaged via the tornado.

Pastor Moore

Paul and Ernie

Block House Crew with owner (center, top) State Policeman Eric Haskins

Pouring Cement into the forms of Eric's house

Carl, Steve Jagiela, and Daryl

Steve Mann and Jim Hersh

Jeff and George

Ron Bealer and Ron Spagnoletti

Jim Stewart and Ron Bedics

Kitty, Dick and Tim

Dale Johnson and his nephew Steve Johnson

Matt

Thanks to all the Union Lutheran Church volunteers, Dale's nephew Steve and Kitty for their hard work.

Select Here to see pictures of the May, 2007 devastation.

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