Volunteers work to help with cleanup efforts in Durham following Tropical Storm Chantal

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- In the middle of the muddy mess left behind by flash flooding during Tropical Storm Chantal in Durham nearly three weeks ago, a group of angels emerged.

They call themselves "Baptists on Mission."

The group has experience responding to natural disasters around the country, and their latest mission is happening in our backyards.

As we know, it's dangerously hot outside, but the heat is not stopping this committed crew. At last count, there are 25 volunteers during the day, and some are staying overnight in the area.

Inside a water-logged home in Durham, the helping hands of complete strangers are hard at work.

"We do it cause Jesus said go and help people," a volunteer told ABC11.

Their hearts are bigger than any job Mother Nature can leave behind. Danny Stevens spent his life in construction.

"I have been in the field, I've been under the houses, been in the mud, been in the heat," he said.

Stevens retired after a career in construction, and now he's a foot soldier for Christ.

"We're working for God. People ask me, well, 'Who is the boss man?' I said, 'He's up there,'" he said, pointing to the sky.

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His new job is just like his old one: helping people at their worst.

"We're going in and take the sheet rock out, take the insulation, go under the crawlspace and pull all the insulation out, all the ductwork, anything that got wet, we pull it out," Stevens explained.

He is on a disaster response field team for "Baptists on Mission," and the missions have taken him all over responding to natural disasters.

"We've been to Texas, Louisiana, Florida," Stevens recalled.

The assignment now has him in Durham picking up the pieces from the storm on July 6.

Stevens and a few other volunteers are working in a home in the Rippling Stream neighborhood along the Eno River.

At times, the conversations with the victims of Mother Nature's wrath are just as fulfilling as the life-changing work he's doing.

"Homeowners will say, 'y'all are such a blessing,' and they don't realize, we are getting the blessing too," he said.

The crews are helping families dry out and rebuild. And for Stevens, it's about much more than rolling up his sleeves.

"You don't think about it. You just go. We do it cause Jesus said go and help people," he said.

The group uses their muscles and manpower to do God's work.

"If we can share the gospel, and God can save them, then it's worth all the time, all the mud, all the heat," Stevens said.

They are hoping to wrap up their work in early August and head to the next project.