{"id":12754,"date":"2018-09-20T17:54:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T17:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/?p=12754"},"modified":"2026-09-25T18:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:23:09","slug":"its-my-turn-to-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarmyeds.org\/index.php\/2018\/09\/20\/its-my-turn-to-help\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s My Turn to Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Washington, NC &#8212;\u00a0<\/strong>All it took for Bill Lennartz to step into action was for Pastor Carl Perry to make an announcement at church about setting up a hurricane relief program. \u201cI love helping. I love service. I think my spiritual gift is service,\u201d said Lennartz who lives in Chocowinity. The Washington Campus of The Covenant Church is just about 400 yards from The Salvation Army of Washington, N.C. Corps building, but this is the first time the groups worked together. Pastor Perry and Lieutenant Karl Bush did the necessary paperwork to get Covenant Church volunteers ready to help once the storm made landfall.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe reputation of The Salvation Army is great. They have such a large capacity to serve and are already doing great stuff,\u201d said Pastor Carl Perry from Covenant Church Washington Campus. \u201cThere\u2019s no sense in recreating the wheel. We wanted to be part of it.\u201d The Church set up teams of volunteers serving the community throughout the day with three teams assisting The Salvation Army with feeding and logistical work, and another three teams helping with other projects in Washington.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We caught up with Lennartz in Aurora, NC, where he was serving barbecue sandwiches, three-bean salad, and applesauce from the Washington Salvation Army mobile feeding unit to 450 individuals. Other Salvation Army vehicles were nearby with cold drinks, water, and snacks. Working alongside Bill was fellow church member Kay Westbrook who with her husband Dewayne had served lunch in Aurora earlier that day. In addition to sharing his story on how he came to be standing in the truck passing food containers through a small window, Lennartz reminded Westbrook how they met one another. \u201cWe went to the same church, but it wasn\u2019t until Hurricane Irene hit in 2011 that we became friends,\u201d explained Lennartz. Westbrook grew up in the Aurora area and moved back here with her husband in 2010. Westbrook recounted how during Hurricane Irene she lost her entire house. A 50-person team from Covenant Church helped clean the Westbrook\u2019s home and salvage what items were left.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this storm, she was spared. There was a little flooding, and shingles and siding blew off. \u201cIt\u2019s an answer to prayer that it wasn\u2019t any worse than it was,\u201d said Westbrook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the canteen volunteers were packing up, Lennartz reflected on the day, \u201cWe hope that we\u2019re reflecting Jesus and what He would have us do. It turned out that the hurricane didn\u2019t affect my area too badly, but in doing so it turned away from me and affected others. It\u2019s my turn to help.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-12755\">The Salvation Army <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, NC &#8212;\u00a0All it took for Bill Lennartz to step into action was for Pastor Carl Perry to make an announcement at church about setting up a hurricane relief program. 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