Testimonial

...from Jon & Kelly Charon

We live in Galveston and like so many others here, our home, our business, and our church were all flooded with several feet of water during Hurricane Ike.   We are self-employed, my husband is a carpenter and his shop including all his tools and his truck were lost as well as everything in our home.  Having no home to live in and no way to provide, we found ourselves overwhelmed at the magnitude of the losses in our lives and in the lives of everyone around us.  And yet there was so much to do.  One of the first situations we were faced with was the danger of fire in our home due to all of our electrical wiring, outlets and breaker panels being submerged in water.  The main breaker was corroded from the salt water and we were unable to turn it off.  We could not find an electrician as all in the area were either flooded or so overwhelmed with needs that it would be weeks before they could get to us.   At one point we drove around trying to find a power truck to get someone to come help us, to no avail.  Galveston looked like a war zone, resources were gone and we simply did not know where to turn or what to do.  When we were at one of our lowest points, we were told about the I-TEC guys who were coming to town.  They would be there the next day and they would come and help us.  There are no words to describe the renewed sense of hope this gave to our weary souls.   Tom and the other volunteers came and replaced the panels in our home and in our shop and they did it with a beautiful smile and a loving spirit.  In the week following the storm the men from I-TEC had set temporary generator power to our church, our volunteer dormitory buildings and my home.  They set up the temporary shower facility with hot water and lights and even cleared and cleaned the street and pressure washed the sidewalks.   What a gift from God that these men with their many talents came to share our burden and walk with us as we start down the long road to recovery.  Many of us are asking, what would we have done if they didn't come to help?  We praise God for sending us a lifeline called I-TEC.  We are all eternally grateful.

Jon & Kelly Charon, 1711 Market Street, Galveston, TX  77550

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