ST. LOUIS - It's been three months since the May 16 tornado came to St. Louis, impacting many residents.

Many affected neighborhoods remain damaged—as if the tornado happened yesterday. Families who lost everything say the promises of help from St. Louis City officials have yet to match reality.

David Lester, a storm survivor, told FOX 2 that his damaged three-story home has no electricity, plumbing or roof.

Lester, however, still wants to preserve his home, as he inherited it from his grandparents. David is still cleaning what remains of his home, and he has been waiting for workers to rebuild the walls.

"I don’t get too much sleep because I’m always thinking about this house," Lester said. "Working in my sleep, like I’m doing something here. It’s weird but it will be alright, though. It will! As long as FEMA gives me a little bit of something.”

Lester believes that the only reason he survived the May 16 tornado was because he wasn't home.

"Oh, I’d been dead, you know, because the wall behind fell in on my bed and it crushed it to the ground, right?" Lester said. "And then the tornado just took the third and second floors. I’d had been in the backyard somewhere you know crushed and brick all on top of me… I was blessed.”

Lester's friend, Michael Bellamy, was also blessed to hear that David survived.

“That was God," Bellamy said. "You know, people don’t believe in miracles but that was a miracle right there! He just said he took naps at that time the tornado came through. He would’ve been gone. We would’ve been going to a funeral instead of me sitting here with him right now.”

With piles of rubble left untouched in his yard, Lester demands more cleanup action from the city.

"It makes me feel kind of messed up because a lot of people can’t afford insurance (and those) who don’t have insurance," Lester said. "A lot of people just gave up but I’m not going to give up!”

Lester has been staying at a hotel for the time being, but despite his current circumstances, he plans to persevere, as this home isn't just a house to him—it's his family legacy.