Volunteers show unwavering support in search for missing toddler
PINSON, Tenn. — Volunteers prepared hot meals Wednesday for search crews looking for Noah Chamberlin.
Faye Tomlinson came to cook with a crisis team from Hardeman County. “The Lord didn’t call us to sit,” she said. “He called us to help others, to do things for others.”
They sleep on cots at Pinson Baptist Church and serve two meals a day. “Whole kernel corn and chicken patties with BBQ sauce,” Tomlinson said.
Donations from the community fill rooms at the church. The pastor’s wife, Angela Gaters, said the items go to tired searchers.
“This is hard terrain and it’s tough on their muscles,” Gaters said. “It’s tough on their bodies and they’re tired, but they’re not going to give up.”
Gaters said the church will stay open until it is no longer needed. “We know that God can do anything and I’ve certainly seen miracles in my time in ministry,” he said.
Tomlinson prays they find Noah alive. “We realize that the odds are slimmer because of the weather conditions, the age of the child,” she said.
Tomlinson refuses to give up hope. “As long as there’s somebody out there who needs a hot meal, we will be here,” she said.
The church said they are thankful for the prayers, donations and volunteers.
