Up until three weeks ago, Sarah Kasel was living the dream in St. Thomas. Two years ago, her free spirit and a job opportunity took her from Cincinnati to the U.S. Virgin Island."She fell in love with the island. She fell in love with a group of friends and people that she gained relationships with. They became her island family," said Kelley Mays, one of Kasel's best friends from college. "Sarah became attached to that and loved that, and we loved it for her because she was just so happy."Although, Kasel is trying to keep her spirits high, there was a bit of sadness in her voice when 바카라게임 reached her by phone."This is just not how anybody wanted to leave," Kasel said. "It's just complete devastation for an island that was so beautiful."First Hurricane Irma, then Maria devastated the island.Her friends in Cincinnati worry about the conditions she is living in."Nineteen days without power, communication, water. That's crazy. That's something we take for granted," Andrea Jones said. "They have to operate on what they have currently."There are no open banks, no working ATMs, food supplies are low and the generator can only run two hours a day."It's enough time for one of them to plug that cellphone charger in, try to get some charge on their battery so that they can keep in communication with us back home," Mays said."They" are two other women from the States who are sharing resources with Kasel. They're working together trying to get answers."We just spoke to Port Authority about rumors about a cruise ship coming in and couldn't even give us an answer about that," Kasel said. "We're U.S. citizens down here. This is a U.S. territory."Even the tourism department hasn't been able to confirm online rumors."They told me not to get my hopes up because they don't know if a ship's really coming. It's that kind of thing that keeps on happening. We're feeling helpless," Jones said.But not hopeless."We're just kind of asking for some kind of government entity, somebody to step up and organize a way out for people that need to go," Kasel said."We're going to get you home, Sarah. If it's the last thing we're going to do, we're going to get you home," Mays said.In the meantime, Kasel has been able to make a little bit of cash at a restaurant that is feeding the National Guard.Kasel said she has seen an increased military presence.Mays and Jones are now working together with family members of the other two ladies who are with Sarah. "We're on a mission. We're on a mission to bring Sarah home, but we're also on a mission to get answers," Mays said. "We just want to combine our efforts so we're not redundant and they want their girls to get home just as much as we want our girl to get home."The women started raising money. To donate and read more of Kasel's story, click here.