A powerful tornado left dozens dead and hundreds missing as it wreaked havoc through western Kentucky and parts of Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Illinois. Homes and livelihoods were gone in the aftermath.

It looks like a ghost town.

Search and rescue operations have revealed at least 74 casualties in Kentucky which was hit the hardest.

109 people remain unaccounted for according to authorities.

People are holding on to what little they have left, often feeling despair and sadness at what just transpired. But a man named Jim Finch drove half an hour with his massive grill and a truckload of food to residents of Mayfield, sparking the flame of hope once more.

Parking in the middle of town, a reporter named Ordoñez asked Finch what he was doing.

“I know they don’t have no electricity, so that means they don’t have no electric, no restaurants, no running water, so I just figured I’d do what I can do,” he humbly responded. “Show up with some food and some water.”

“Jim wore a smile the whole morning, we laugh when I asked if he had a restaurant. He shook his head, “it just needed to be done,” Ordoñez said.

A church service was held in the middle of the town as Jim set up to feed those in need. Finch is from Paducah, Kentucky but he went out to help others.

Finch did reveal what he was cooking,

“Hamburgers, chicken, I got sausage, eggs – just a little simple stuff that you can have and not have to worry about making a mess,” he responded. “You know, grab and go type of food.”

And as expected, the news about Finch spread with people leaving comments of love and support.

“This is what a true hero and a real patriot looks like! Thank you! What an awesome human being!”

“Every once in a while there is a story that gives you back a little of your faith in humanity. Thank you Jim Finch.”

100 people were working inside the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory when the structure collapsed. The company’s spokesperson, Bob Ferguson, confirmed eight deaths with eight still missing. The other employees have since been found.

According to Mayfield Mayor Kathy Stewart O’Nan, the situation is dire:

“Our infrastructure is so damaged,” she said in an interview with CBS Mornings. “We have no running water. Our water tower was lost. Our wastewater management was lost, and there’s no natural gas to the city. So we have nothing to rely on there. So that is purely survival at this point for so many of our people.”

Recovery will take time, and as difficult as the situation is, the community will be holding on together with renewed hope for the future. Finch, together with other generous volunteers continue to shine as beacons of hope during this challenging period.

Should you want to reach out and donate, you may do so with his CashApp at $JimmyFinch1.

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“It just needed to be done.”

A man who drove from a few towns away traveled with his grill and a truckload of food to give out for free to the people of Mayfield, Kentucky, following the deadly tornadoes. https://t.co/5bjqpf7e2f pic.twitter.com/ZE7D9APP50

— ABC News (@ABC) December 14, 2021

Source: My Positive Outlooks, YouTube