Ray and Elecia Adcock were hiding downstairs with their two kids and three dogs as a tornado ripped through their Mt. Juliet neighborhood.
When they got the all clear to make their way ouf of the basement they saw there was nothing left of their home.
Even with no house and down-pouring rain, Ray Adcock and other neighbors kicked into action to help each other. And that help has been non-stop since the tornado hit.
One thing keeping the family going is their American flag. The pole snapped during the tornado but the flag remained. Adcock says, “It made it, it didn’t fly away and we put it right back up.”
Adcock is a veteran and says he always flies his flag proudly in his yard. Now that flag is giving new meanings of hope and strength to their neighbors in Mt. Juliet as they clean up.
It’s not just the flag giving the Adcock’s hope, but the outpouring of support from the community.
Elecia says, “It’s really opened my eyes to the good in people. You know you get so caught up, hear so many things about people are always in a hurry, people don’t want to take time and it’s really opened our eyes to the good in people. I think God has used that to open our hearts, open our eyes to how much good there is left in people.”
The Adcocks say they’re still looking for a place to rent and take what they can salvage. They say once they’re a bit more settled, they’ll start thinking about rebuilding.