From providing disaster relief by ship to islands in the Caribbean, to assisting those in need at ground zero in a flooded local community, Anchor Baptist Church has continued its 30-year tradition of helping people left helpless in the wake of a storm. Randy Barton, pastor at Anchor Baptist in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, surveyed the post-flood, mud-soaked basin of houses and trailers from the raised parking of Calvary Baptist Mission Church, also in Pisgah Forest, on Wednesday. The sun appeared an anomaly after Tropical Depression Fred dropped up to 17 inches of rain in some areas in the western region over a period of 72 hours on Monday and Tuesday, resulting in flash flooding that has caused catastrophic damage for many families, with—as of Thursday—20 people missing and two confirmed deaths in Haywood County, which includes Waynesville and part of Asheville. The Davidson River in Transylvania County escaped over …