MAYFIELD, Ky. — With rain in the forecast for the next few days, volunteers in Mayfield are working quickly to cover up the scars left by Friday's devastating tornado.

As if the residents of Mayfield and many other Kentucky communities didn’t have enough to worry about, there is a chance of rain for the second half of the week. That's why residents and volunteers are working as fast as they can to patch roofs and prevent further damage.

The chance of rain is a chance for added grief for many. For Alan Miller, lead pastor of First Missionary Baptist in Benton, it's a chance to help out.

"Yeah, there is a bit of a time crunch here, people trying to get stuff covered of course. There is a lot of total loss in a lot of places," Miller said.

Pastor Miller brought a crew with him to cover and patch as many homes as possible.

“Places that we can salvage homes, we’re just trying to move quick today and do what we can," Miller added.

Families are trying to save what actually survived the tornado which isn’t much and now, weather has them on the clock.

One block away, volunteers worked to waterproof a small church which is also collecting and delivering water, food, and other supplies.

“God has been good to us and we’re here. We were here for over 150 years and we’ll continue," said Phyllis Redd.

Residents like Daryl Noffsinger are giving their time to help their neighbors. Noffsinger has lived in Mayfield his whole life.

“It hurts. It’s sad. A lot of the history I know about in Mayfield, a lot of it’s gone," he said. "But I know that the people are resilient and they are going to survive and I’m proud of the outpouring of love to our community.”

A community that’s been knocked down is determined to pick itself up.

Many residents are requesting more information about long-term housing and plans for FEMA trailers. Many need utilities, electricity and drinking water and cell service is sparse in the area.