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By Shirley Thorne
County Line Correspondent

It’s Thanksgiving week and our County Line community has much to thank the Lord Jesus Christ for this year. We’ve had some unusual weather, but our community escaped with minor damage and power outages from Hurricane Helene.
Sadly, that wasn’t the case for the mountains of our state. Many rivers such as the French Broad and Swannanoa devastated towns and washed away homes and businesses. The latest death toll is 103 lives, the greatest of any disaster in our state. Damage has been estimated at $55 billion. Let’s all pray for the Lord’s special blessings upon those families affected by this hurricane.
County Liners have answered the call for help. Many of our residents have made monetary donations to relief organizations such as Salvation Army, American Red Cross, and Samaritan’s Purse. Some individuals and some of our churches have collected and taken truckloads of needed items.
Calvary Baptist Church has taken several loads of donated items to the West Yancy Fire Department, Poplar, and Swannanoa area. Items included water, clothes, non-perishable food, blankets, coats, insulin, over-the-counter meds, etc. plus pallets and big boxes for sorting items for distribution. Members continue to collect needed items for the winter.
As photos show, Clarksbury Methodist and other churches in the Statesville District of the Global Methodist Church have sent many loads of needed items to the affected areas. Bales of hay were sent for farm animals.
Upcoming community events: V-Point Ruritan country breakfast from 7-10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7; breakfast with Santa at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at Clarksbury Methodist; Christmas cantata “A Season for Joy” at 11 a.m. worship Sunday, Dec. 15 at Society Baptist; and Christmas program at 10 a.m. worship followed by fellowship meal Sunday, Dec. 22, at Clarksbury Methodist.
Carol Holton has improved and has been transferred to Davie Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for rehab. Michele Dyson remains in rehab at Shepherds Center in Atlanta as she continues to improve from her injuries. Rose Marie Johnson remains in neuro intensive care at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Terry Dyson continues medical treatment.
Caleb Willams and family received news from Duke University Medical Center last Friday of an available liver transplant. The transplant was successful and no cancer was found near the liver or lymph nodes.. Praise the Lord.
Join us in prayer for the Lord’s healing upon Carol, Michele, Rose Marie, Terry, Caleb, and others who are having health problems. Pray for the Lord’s blessing and comfort upon the family of the person whose liver was donated to Caleb, and pray that Caleb’s body will accept the new liver.
Remember in prayer Louise Gaither whose baby sister died. Continue to remember in prayer especially this holiday season the families and areas affected by the massive flooding and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene.
Here’s wishing everyone a blessed, safe, and happy Thanksgiving.