We live not far from Joplin and the worst disaster on American soil this century. It is unimaginable the destruction that an F-5 Tornado can do when it comes down on a city. This one began at the main N/S street on the west side of town and continued a 1/2-3/4 mile wide sweep through the heart of Joplin.
In most countries around the world people would be sitting, wandering, shattered and wondering when their government was going to DO something. Not here in the heart of America, here we all pitch in and clean up the mess, pick up our lives and rebuild.
Rebuilding America isn't done with government handouts, it is done through loving community support, working people willing to sacrifice their time, materials, wealth. To take in families, pets, provide rides.
This is what America is about, and has been about for over 200 years!
Have you asked your parents what happened when someone's house burned down, the husband was lost, tragedies occurred and how their families and neighbors handled it? Well, for your future generations, write down what you see here in Joplin! They are the Heart of America!
