Amid a brutal winter storm, two Buffalo pastors – who are also husband and wife – jumped into action to help those who were struggling through what became called the 'blizzard of the century.'
that her family became stranded in the storm and were looking for shelter at around 3 a.m. one morning when they came across the couple's church.
Al Robinson shared on Facebook that even as they were working to help all that they could, it was still"impossible" to help many others. Even still, the couple did their best to take people in over the next few days. While his wife seemingly coordinated the goings-on at the church, Al worked with others in the community to form a rescue team of sorts. He put out a call for people with snowmobiles and other terrain vehicles to rescue people from stranded cars and homes left without heat.
One man and his wife from Niagara Falls had been stranded in their car on the road for around 17 hours when"some guy gave us a ride on a snowmobile one at a time to this amazing place that they have here."
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