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Mercy Chefs Providing Much-Needed Meals—7,500 Per Day—for Louisiana Flood Victims, First Responders

Julie Brown Patton : Aug 16, 2016  Gospel Herald

"Over 20,000 water rescues have taken place now, and these evacuees need shelter, food and water. We are able to provide them with the later, and shelters are popping up all across the region."

(Louisiana)—[Gospel Herald] Mercy Chefs, a Virginia-based nonprofit and faith-based disaster relief organization on Sunday deployed their team of professional chefs and volunteers, along with their mobile kitchens nd refrigerated trailer, to feed thousands in the Baton Rouge, LA, region, while residents seek to recover from record-setting flooding. Mercy Chefs' team members are now on-site in the disaster zone, starting to serve 7,500 restaurant-quality meals daily for victims, first responders and volunteers. (Photo: Mercy Chefs/via Gospel Herald)

Mercy Chefs' founder, Gary LeBlanc, told the Gospel Herald the Baton Rouge area really is a mess. "People's stories are reminding me of conversations I had with folks following Hurricane Katrina. Many residents escaped their homes in vehicles only to become stranded on overpasses and roadways," he said.
 
"Over 20,000 water rescues have taken place now, and these evacuees need shelter, food and water. We are able to provide them with the later, and shelters are popping up all across the region."
 
LeBlanc said Louisiana needs immediate support, and he hopes many people will consider partnering with Mercy Chefs to deliver relief for the victims of this terrible disaster...

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