NEW BERN, N.C. -- Rain has taken on new meaning for people in New Bern.

Hurricane Florence flooded businesses, homes, and streets in Craven County. A quarter of homes in the county were impacted by Florence, based on FEMA numbers.

Kathy Price watched her house of 32 years lose all semblance of home.

“All my memories, my photographs, dishes, pots and pans, everything,” Price said.

Her husband sent her photos of what little remained as she watched from out of town.

“My husband and I have been married almost 49 years in December and we've never not had a home,” Price said. “You think my life is gone.”

Life didn't end for anyone in Craven County, but for many it was life altering.

“There are people who've been displaced from the county and they're not back,” Craven County Disaster Recovery Alliance Chair John Robinson Jr. said.

Robinson Jr. is also a Presbyterian pastor. His church is building a “volunteer village” to house the workers rebuilding Craven County.

Kathy Price didn't have insurance when Florence hit. She canceled it two months before the storm to save money for renovations.

She’s now forced to imagine those upgrades from inside a claustrophobic FEMA trailer.

But, Price and her husband are preparing to move into their new, rebuilt home. Volunteers built a lot of the house.

“New Bern, North Carolina is my home and I will be here always until it's my time to go,” Price said.