I was asked about being a State Lead while at a SCA Steak cook off  In Kansas , after giving it some thought I decided to take the offer.   Then in March of 2016 is when I really got involved ,  That was the Floods of year ( at the time ) in the State of Louisiana, ...

I went to school in southeast KS at Pitt State University in Pittsburg, KS (about 30 minutes from Joplin).  On the night of the tornado my wife and I were listening  to a police scanner hoping it wasn't as bad as it sounded on the scanner.  We had a lot of memories...

Tornadoes came thru Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. This was in the infancy of OBR and at the time I was not part of it. I decided to set up in Moscow, Ohio which was pretty much destroyed by the Tornadoes. Not knowing what I was getting into I fell back on my knowledge...

I saw a mass feeding demo by the southern baptist in the very early 80s. I remember vividly coming home knowing my life's work. There is an inborn knawing in my heart to feed people. I know very few feel this. It's been a struggle trying to understand why everyone...

When I first heard about OBR on Facebook, my heart skipped a beat. This is what God had prepared me to do. Six years ago I volunteered to go to Tuscaloosa Alabama following a massive tornado. I cooked hamburgers and delivered them door to door, no actually more like...

On April 27, 2011 a multiple vortex EF4 tornado swept across the state of Alabama, and wiped out a large portion of Tuscaloosa, AL, where I grew up. I spent several weeks helping my family and friends repair property damage. During that time we were blessed by various...

I was raised the right way by my parents, ​and I found out in the later years of my dad's life what it was to be a giving person. I had been searching for a organization or cause to get involved with and be more like my dad and give something back. I was an avid BBQ...

Disaster Relief? Many times I have wondered that myself.... how did I get involved with disaster relief and why? Then I was straight up ask that question and it really made me take a look back, waaay back. Without going into great detail I'll share with you my...