The Terrible, Horrible Discovery

Friday night we had major rainstorms with tons of rain all night long. Saturday morning, Ben woke up around 4:30am to drive to go to a 10K Mud Run. Around 9am Mom went downstairs to check the basement for any water leaks. To her devastating surprise, the carpet was soaked, and, upon further discovery, realized that both sump pumps weren't working and that water was seeping in through the foundation of the entire basement. 

In shock, Mom called Poppa who has experienced this before for advice. He and Nannie came over to assess the situation and help. Poppa went to get a new sump pump and get a tube to pump the water out. After he returned he started ripping up the carpet and taking it out through the window. We called our ministering brother, Brother Culwell to help and he came quickly. Mom was INCREDIBLY grateful! We all worked together rip everything up, take it out, and to suck and dump the water that was seeping in all night long until it slowed down. Daddy came home in the evening and joined in the cleaning. We were able to acquire some professional fans, and a huge dehumidifier to start the drying process. Thankfully, due to the efforts of everyone, the damage seemed to be minimal and we were very grateful.