Thursday, July 26, 2018

Bates Men Respond

Jackson Bates, Nathan Bates, Lawson Bates
Jackson Bates, Nathan Bates, Lawson Bates

Last Thursday, immediately after hearing about the destructive tornado that hit Marshalltown--a small community located in central Iowa--three of the Bates guys jumped in the car and drove 12 hours through the night to lend a hand.

Lawson sent me these photos to share with all of you. Please continue to pray for those impacted by the tornado, as well as for the ongoing relief efforts.

Jackson Bates
Jackson Bates



Jackson Bates
Jackson Bates







The boys gather with other relief workers

Photos courtesy of lawsonbates.com

21 comments:

  1. Love that these young men have such servant hearts!! Always ready to jump in and help however they can when a need comes up. Way to go guys you are some great role models!!

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  2. Thank you for everything your family is doing to help this wonderful small town here in Iowa. God Bless you and all of the people helping this community get through this difficult time. Thank you again.

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  3. I respect the Bates young men and men. They live out their religion by assisting those in need! They have gone to many places that have experienced natural disaster without being asked! They are not afraid to work!!! They live out their faith. Thank you for being a great example to others!

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  4. So very proud of the Bates guys and their lending their expertise to help.

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  5. That's only 40 minutes from my house! We had enormous tornados too, but our small community was untouched, thank God. So encouraged to see such wonderful men gathering together to help out. Thank you boys, from a grateful Iowan.

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    1. I don't know you and am on the west coast, but I'm so happy to hear that your home and community are o.k. Praying for all those affected by the tornados and who live in tornado alley.

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  6. Man they're quick. I hadn't even heard about this tornado.

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  7. Such wonderful role models! Handsome too!

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  8. I love the Bates family cause of this stuff, they are always there to lend a hand, and be Jesus like!!!!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THE BATES!!!!!!!!

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  9. Ellie,

    Change of subject. Would you be open to doing a blog post with an progress update on Trace following his injury a few months ago or simply replying in the comments? Has he recovered?

    Thanks,
    Anonymous 123

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  10. Bless these hard working young men..they saw a need & jumped in to help..Love their entire family..

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  11. Good for them! I’m sure their help was deeply appreciated!!! Blessed that community for sure!

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  12. So proud of the Bates young men. God is truly using you to do his will and purpose. Continue to shine and I am sure the world and those you touch will shine back at you. God bless you immensely

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  13. how awesome of them! although it does not surprise me, they are always doing things like this for others. and jackson is becoming such a wonderful young man! he's got fantastic role models

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  14. That is about an hour from my house. It has been horribly hot here in Iowa, but a cool front just went through, so it should be a lot easier for all those cleaning up. Praise God that they heart is open to hearing the Holy Spirit and they go when they hear the word go.

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  15. My family lives there and the tornado destroyed a lot. So sad.

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  16. These young men are so caring. Where there is a need, they are there and quickly. They lead by example. Thank you to the Bates and all who are helping.
    Thanks, from an Iowa girl

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  17. I am very proud of you young men. It means a lot that people truly want to help. We all were devastated last Sept by hurricane Irma. God bless you and thank you again. Love, Kelly and family.

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  18. What a blessing they must have been!

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  19. It is such a wonderful thing that the bates boys do with going and assisting in the event of a natural disaster. I would like to be able to do this as well. It gives you such a good feeling to know you can help someone out.

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