(BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala.) The National Weather Service now believes there were eight tornadoes that ripped through central Alabama this week, two more than they originally thought.
Scientists believe two of those twisters were EF3, meaning they packed winds of up to 165 miles per hour. A 16-year-old girl and an 85-year-old man were killed in the storms. Hundreds are still hurting.
That's where Mark Robbins comes in. Robbins said he's been called upon by God to help the victims of those storms.
"I listen to the spirit. God's spirit tells me where to go, when to leave," he said.
Robbins told Local 15 News that God is telling him to gather up supplies and toys for children, and head to Clay, AL on Friday. It's the same calling Robbins answered when Tuscaloosa was hit by massive tornadoes last April.
"I knew I was going to Tuscaloosa. (I) got there, did some praying and ended up finding a little mobile home park in Cottondale that was forgotten, that nobody knew about yet," remembered Robbins.
Robbins admitted that he hasn't always been this responsive. There was a time he lived a pretty wild life. But the death of his girlfriend in 2007 made him realized he needed to fly right.
With the help of his father and mother, he founded God's Soldiers United. God lead him to Bayou la Batre, where he inks out a living as a handyman... when he's not doing God's work.
Robbins said he's answering God's call, and he's hoping others will help, too.
If you'd like to help, you can drop off toys and essential supplies at Bayou Lumber in Irvington, or Fausak Tires on Government Blvd. in Mobile. Robbins said he will be picking up those things Friday, Jan. 27, at noon.
