Description October 10, 2018, changed us forever.
This is for them..
Their beauty and resilience is inspiring and so worthy of recognition.
It\'s their voices that tell the story best.
The devastated.
The broken.
The survivors.
It\'s the residents though, the ones who woke the following morning to a world inexplicably altered, that are at the heart of this project.
City and county officials promise rebuilding has begun and that the area will be back stronger than ever.
Volunteers pouring into the state in the days following the destruction repeatedly said they have never seen anything like it.
Countless people rode out the category 4 (almost category 5) storm and swear they will never do it again.
They are daily reminders of the strength of the human spirit and the power of Hope so needed in the aftermath.
In the Eye of the Storm: Stories of Survival and Hope from the Florida Panhandle is a collection of Stories from people who rode out the storm, were first on the scene in the aftermath, who have weathered the weeks and months since Michael slammed into the area, and who have come from far and wide to assist.
Watching the countless volunteers, the residents reaching out in their own hour of need to help another, witnessing random acts of kindness daily, has been inspiring and life-affirming.
One thing that has not changed is the resilience and faith of the people in the region.
Following the storm, the area looked like a warzone.
The most obvious changes, to the landscape and to the buildings, is unmistakable.
Hurricane Michael brought so many changes to the Panhandle of Florida.
In the images they captured.
In their poetry.
Told in their own words.
This is their story.
The ones who inspire Hope and wield inexhaustible strength.
They are the heroes in this story.
But at heart, the people of the Florida Panhandle are strong.
It was hard to imagine coming back from this.
Description October 10, 2018, changed us forever
