None of the work that Convoy of Hope does would be possible without the thousands of volunteers who help the organization fulfill its mission each year.

Jerry Johnson is one of these volunteers.

Johnson drove his old Mazda pickup onto a Convoy of Hope distribution site in Bessemer, Ala., and filled it to capacity with relief supplies to help his fellow Alabamans. Soon Jerry’s truck was en route to hard-hit Pratt City along with other vehicles packed with Convoy of Hope volunteers and relief supplies.

You can help provide relief in the South.

Recalling the evening the tornado hit, Jerry says, “I was trying to make it to my wife. I looked up and saw that monster and said, ‘I have got to get off the road.’” After the storm passed Jerry found his wife safe and decided he would spend his weekend helping those less fortunate.

“Me and my brother said, ‘let’s go out and find somebody to help’ and we found you,” said Jerry referring to Convoy of Hope, “I wanted to find someone organized like y’all,” he added.

In the days following the deadly tornadoes Convoy of Hope volunteers gave more than 15,000 hours to help get emergency relief supplies to those who needed them most.

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Click here to watch the video of our response to the South.