BY JIM HERRIN
"It was interesting, it was exciting, and it was humbling."
That's how Rick Gilbert, disaster relief coordinator at Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ, described a visit to the church's distribution center Friday by President Donald Trump.
"I was personally blessed because, being in charge I guess, I was to walk along with him, talk to him and answer any questions he had," Gilbert said. "It made me extremely proud that he would come here and see what we're doing for our loved ones here in Putnam County."
Gilbert described the president as "extremely, extremely cordial," noting that he was interested in how donations were being organized and distributed.
Trump also took time to interact with a crowd of more than a hundred gathered behind tables in the church gymnasium.
"I'm thinking that he spent probably a good 15 to 20 minutes or more, shaking hands and posing for pictures," Gilbert said. "He emphasized that (he was) here to help and support us in any way possible."
Gilbert said Trump "had nothing but praise" for the community's efforts.
"I told him that Putnam County is blessed with a lot of love that God's given to all of us," Gilbert said. "That's why we're here, and you, sir, are going to really boost this."
He said "a lot of people" had made suggestions about what he should say to the president.
"But the main thing was to keep on doing what you're doing," he said. "He said 'I will and you all make sure you keep doing what you're doing.' I said we will."
Gilbert was also eager to make sure that credit for what is happening was not focused solely on him.
"You cannot give enough credit to the people that responded to this," he said. "Everybody has pulled together. That's our spirit, and it doesn't come from anywhere but God. Like Colossians 3:17 says, whatever you do, in word or deed, do it in the name of the Lord Jesus for the Glory of God. That's what this is all about."
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