WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA -- Nine people were hurt and one sustained critical injuries when a tornado roared through a camp near Watford City, North Dakota, Monday night, destroying at least 15 trailers where oil workers had been living.  Jim and Kathie Konsor, Dakotas Conference lay missionaries in Watford City are fine and are currently assessing damage to the Mobile Thrift Store. 

The tornado hit the area at around 7:50 p.m. The camp is about five miles south of Watford City, located in western North Dakota. Thirty miles to the northwest is the town of Williston, the epicenter of the state's oil boom.  The details of the storm were reported by The Weather Channel.

Jim and Kathie Konsor operate a Mobile Thrift Store as part of the Bakken Oil Rush Ministry.  The store is a 29 foot remade trailer.  Hail was reported in the area.  The Konsors were not in Watford City when the tornoado hit.  They will arrive back in town sometime today and assess the condition of the trailer. 

The Bakken Oil Rush Ministry began in 2013 with the call for a Miracle Offering by Bishop Bruce R. Ough.  The response was great, over $290,000 collected to begin the ministry.  The outreach efforts in Watford City are one part of the ministry efforts. 

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