What started as a quiet night turned into a moment that changed everything for Jordyn Johnstone and her family.
“We went to bed with no inkling of how much our lives were about to change,” she said.
At 3 a.m., the family woke to a yellow haze and an odd smell. Jordyn's husband, Anderson, went to investigate. Sensing something was wrong, Jordyn dropped to the floor and crawled to the nearest window with her daughter, Waverly, and son, Foswhitt.
They escaped their townhome by jumping out the window.
“Miraculously, we suffered no burns, cuts, broken bones or lung damage,” Jordyn said.
Two of their four cats and their puppy survived the fire, but everything else was tragically lost.
The next day, RedCrossMO volunteers contacted Jordyn and arrived at her father’s home to provide personal care kits, blankets, financial assistance and other resources. They returned the following day with a voucher for prescription glasses for Anderson and a sweet surprise for the kids.
“To my surprise,...