GREENFIELD, Iowa — People from across the country are coming to Greenfield, Iowa to volunteer and provide necessary resources to those impacted by Tuesday's deadly EF-4 tornado.
"It has been great, people are calling in and out, 'What should we bring? I'm bringing this.' It's been fantastic, tremendous," said Phillip Bempong, priest at St. John's Catholic Church.
St. John's Catholic Church has been one of the many hubs opening their doors to collect resources, and other volunteers are set up in the parking lot providing a variety of necessities.
Some of the volunteers are local, like the Soul Shine food truck.
"This is our people, and this is what we do," Soul Shine co-owner Jalene Sivadge said.
Others are coming from out of state, like Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief.
"We just kind of wait and offer, and when the need is there, we go," said John Mohler, Northwest Regional Coordinator for Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief.
People are offering free meals, building supplies and home goods, including toilet paper, paper towels, toiletries and cleaning supplies.
"We've received so many donations for us just to keep cooking, so that's what we do," Jalene said. "It's just the two of us, so we cook what we're being donated, and we are giving it free, trying to make people's soul shine."
For the food truck, the goal is to help fellow Iowans get back on their feet.
"We're just blessed to be able to do what we can and to help these people because we served 270 meals yesterday," co-owner Amy Sivadge told Local 5. "We're here until they kick us out tonight."
The Soul Shine owners have witnessed the tight-knit, strong community in the days following the tornado — and see how much healing is left to do.
"The pictures of the damage and devastation don't really explain what it looks like here. Like you look around here and it's sunny and everything is intact," Jalene said. "And you just go two blocks away and it's absolutely ... you can't even tell where you are in the town."
"The sights are terrible, but everybody is so uplifting, and everybody is being so helpful," Amy added.
Even with a long road to recovery ahead, all are welcome to join Greenfield's journey.
"We are saying come in here, come grab whatever you want and go and use it," Bempong said.
For a full list of ways to help the Greenfield community, click here.