Paul Thank you for your update. A contribution to the PTG Foundation has been made, but I will send some more to the churches you mentioned. My wife and I have also sent a donation to our former church in Tuscaloosa, AL Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family, as well as with David. God's Speed Wim Blees, RPT Honolulu, HI -----Original Message----- From: Paul Mulik <tubist at swbell.net> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Sat, Jun 4, 2011 4:29 pm Subject: [pianotech] Joplin tornado update Hello all, I haven't checked my pianotech email since the tornado, so I thought I would give everyone an update. As you probably all know, David Vanderhoofven RPT lost his wife Darian (known as Dee) and their baby son Joshua to the tornado that hit Joplin on Sunday, May 22nd. He was working when the storm hit and he hurried home to find his house destroyed, and he could hear his wife calling out for help from the rubble, but he was unable to free her. He went to get help, but by the time he returned to the wreckage, it was too late. David also has two nearly-grown children from a previous marriage. They survived, as did their mother. David's shop is at a separate location and it was not damaged, so as far as I know he still has his van and all of his tools. My family were all home (except for one son who was away at school) when the storm hit. We do not have a basement, so we huddled in the hallway and prayed while we waited it out. It was terrifying beyond words. Thankfully, none of us were hurt, but the house was almost completely destroyed. Most of my tools were in my van, which was in the garage behind the house. The garage received relatively minor damage, and the van was not damaged at all, so I can still work, but for the next few months I'm mostly just going to take it easy and be a dad. My wife Cindee has always been the primary bread-winner in our family, and her workplace (General Mills) was not damaged so she still has her career. We were so very lucky compared to many thousands of other Joplin residents. My family is now staying in Neosho, Missouri, the town where I grew up, about 20 miles south of Joplin. I'm not exactly sure where David is staying, but he has mentioned on Facebook that certain family members have come to help while he recovers. The home office helped both David and I with some emergency cash, which was very much appreciated. David has been seeing a grief counselor, so I donated half of the cash I received to help him pay for his sessions. If anyone else would like to help David in this way, please send a check to Institute of Counseling Prayer, 2660 E 32nd Street Suite 101, Joplin MO 64804. Be sure to include a note stating it is for David Vanderhoofven. Practically every church in town that is still standing is serving as a home base for one or more charitable organizations. If anyone would like to help the Joplin tornado victims in general, feel free to send a check to my church, Forest Park Baptist, 725 Highview Ave, Joplin MO 64801, or David's church, Wildwood Baptist, 4827 E 20th, Joplin MO 64801. I guess that's all for now. Keep a good thought. Paul Mulik -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110604/f8cde75d/attachment.htm>
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