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Tornado recovery provides 'super opportunity' for churches

Posted 1:39AM on Monday 4th February 2013 ( 11 years ago )
ADAIRSVILLE
Pastors Ken and Joyce Coomer of Adairsville Church of God formerly served at Baldwin Church of God. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Adairsville Supermarket, owned by Shyam Patel of Adairsville, was destroyed by Wednesday's tornado. A busy daycare located about 100 feet to the southwest of the store was not severely damaged. (Photo/Rob Moore)
A Georgia Department of Public Safety Motor Carrier Compliance officer secures a street off U.S. 41 in Adairsville on Friday. (Photo/Rob Moore)
An American Red Cross canteen truck provides fruit to a man at the corner of U.S. Highway 41 and Cherry Street on Friday. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Wrecked trucks remained on the side of Georgia Highway 140 in front of the heavily-damaged Daiki plant Friday afternoon. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Workers clear away debris from Adairsville Supermarket Friday afternoon. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Towing operators attempt to slice away the sagging sides of a cargo truck before removing it Friday morning. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Adairsville Church of God, located on U.S. Highway 41 at the Bartow/Gordon County line, is serving as the storm relief center in Adairsville. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Utilizing his cell phone, Pastor Ken Coomer coordinates resources Friday night. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Young people from Adairsville Church of God sort work gloves and orange vests for the weekend's volunteers. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Yanmar provided five tractors for the weekend clean-up efforts in Adairsville, while a member of Adairsville Church of God provided six dump trucks. (Photo/Rob Moore)
A Bartow County deputy controls access to the command post at the entrance to Adairsville Friday morning. (Photo/Rob Moore)
The Georgia Department of Public Safety's mobile command post was set up mid-way through Adairsville to coordinate communication with state units in the area. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Krystal set up a mobile feeding station in Adairsville for four days following the tornado. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Trees, power poles, and even a billboard were toppled onto houses and mobile homes in Adairsville during the tornado. (Photo/Rob Moore)

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