Katrina's aftermath
Dear Friends and Family,
In my latest correspondence just before hurricane Katrina hit, I begged you for prayers, sensing, but not fully knowing, the magnitude of the disaster that was about to unfold. I cannot watch TV, or pick up the paper or log on to the Internet, without seeing so many disturbing pictures that make my heart break. New Orleans will never be the same. Thank God to all of you who were willing to stop a moment and pray for others, for the storm did turn slightly to the east, and there have been storm victims who have said, that only through the grace of God they survived the wrath of this storm. Just know that your one little prayer held someone’s head above the floodwaters.
I am overwhelmed with emotions, as I watch the reality of witnessing in my lifetime the worst disaster in our nations history, and subsequently, how people and our country are responding, both the good and bad. Yes, the bad is horror in its purest form, but the good is just as tear jerking. It is easy to say that this is God's judgement, but the Bible also says "judge not, lest you be judged". So I ask you all, if you have any ways or means, to give to the Red Cross at www.redcross.org. I don’t understand fully why I am living here on the gulf coast at this time, and why I am here to have these “once in a lifetime experiences”. Perhaps being on the gulf coast makes me understand more acutely, but whatever the reason, please help these suffering people if you can.
And the hurricane season is not yet over….
Janis