On this episode of Our American Stories, after a flash flood tore through his church, Stephen Rusiniak stood ankle-deep in water and debris, not quite sure where to begin. The rooms where Sunday school once echoed had collapsed into a mess of ruined walls and floating Bibles. But it’s what happened next that really left a mark.

What Stephen witnessed reminded him of a scene from How the Grinch Stole Christmas. After disaster struck and the citizens of Whoville were left with nothing, they still gathered together to lend a hand to their fellow neighbors and celebrate each other despite the wreckage left behind. Stephen joins us today to describe how he saw a little bit of Dr. Seuss in the kindhearted response from his local community.

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