Mississippi Pastor Survives Second Tornado in Three Months

Rev. Bob Gilliland is thanking God for his second chance at life after surviving a second tornado in three months. The Sharkey County pastor was watching TV with his wife when his son warned them of an incoming twister. The couple sat in their bathroom while the EF-4 tornado hit their home. Congregant, Buford Jones, pulled the couple out from the rubble, both without a scratch. This was not the pastor’s first time experiencing a tornado as he was also affected by an EF-2 tornado last December which flattened their home in Anguilla. Gilliland was only in danger because the pastors' parsonage in Deer Creek Baptist Church was his temporary residence. The couple will now be living with their son temporarily while they look for permanent living arrangements. Gilliland is not giving up, he is determined to rebuild his house next to his son’s in Anguilla. This is a testament to his deep faith and hope for the future. Meanwhile, the Mississippi town of Rolling Fork, where half the total deaths in Alabama and Mississippi were reported, is left with no resources. No funeral home can bury the dead, with barely any food or water, no shelter, and lack of medicine. Moreover, afflicted residents face yet another blow as the town's schools are still closed.

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