Hurricane Rita

[menageriekeeper]

Pine trees are always the first to go! I had the last one of mine that was close to the house cut down last year. Katrina could have pushed it right over onto the house as it was already leaning in that direction.

God be with you!

 

[Thankful]

Praying that God will protect you and all in the path of the storm.

 

[Bro. James Reed]

I'm alive.

We missed most of it.

Winds currently blowing about 30mph.

Very little rain.

We dodged the bullet on this one!

Thank you all for the prayers. I know the Lord answered them.

God bless.

James

 

[here now]

Praise the Lord.
Thanks for checking in Bro. James Reed.

We are having tornado warning on top of tornado warning here.

 

[computerjunkie]

I wanted to share an outstanding testimony about how God uses people through this storm. This was an email sent by the mother of one of the ladies in my Sunday School class. She sent it last Friday afternoon when Rita was approaching, and people who were trying to evacuate were stuck in a massive traffic jam. She lives in Huntsville which is about 70 miles north of Houston. I am using it with her permission.

Got up at 5 AM to go to the church to help fix breakfast for the evacuees. The road in front of our house had become a four lane parking lot and there was no way I could even get out of my drive. (We live a block from the freeway and across the street from a new motel.)

Well, the old saying is "bloom where you are planted" so.. I started coffee, went out and started asking people in their cars if they wanted coffee or needed to use the bathroom. DID I GET TAKERS!!!!

Two hours later they were still coming and going, and the cars were still blocking the way.

There is NO GAS in Huntsville, NO ICE, and lots and lots of people, some elderly some with babies, and small children. I took a trash can out to the street and they started picking up the trash they had thrown down and putting it in the trash can! (It was a MESS!) I fixed ice water and paper cups and put it out on a TV tray as well as putting a water hose, paper towels, and liquid hand soap so they could clean up a little.

Laughed as one couple bathed a nude little boy, probably 9 months old, while others brushed their teeth in the front yard.

Finally around 10 AM they moved out. The police and others found places for them to go. However, there were two couples, our age, sitting across the street in the motel parking lot. One lady using a walker to get around. Anyway, they are now here in the house with us and will stay here through the storm, as they cannot get gas to continue to their planned destination about 60 miles north of here.

The hurricane has been so wishy-washy, but no one is taking any chances. There is a distinct possiblity of tornados spawning here and/or high winds.

Our hearts are grieved for those poor souls who died in the burning bus in Wilmer...evacuees from a nursing facility in Bellaire.

Everybody stay safe, and thanks for the prayers. God is good and I'm glad I know He is in control. I'll be the first to admit that I don't understands the "whys" and "wherefores", (and don't always like what they are) but am content to leave it in His capable hands.

I have been so blessed by this testimony! This lady truly exhibited the love of Christ with her actions, but we don't hear much about people like her or stories like this.

CJ