We want to thank everyone for your concern and prayers during our very nerve racking time we just had with Hurricane Gustav. God has decided to spare our home and the camp for now and we are ever so grateful. We came very close to flooding (our neighbors one street over had over 5 feet of water under their home and lost a car as well). The water came up from the lake located in the back of our property and flooded our back field but did not come up as far as the camp. Some tree limbs are down and one pecan tree is leaning over but other than that everything is fine.
We returned home today from evacuating and only had time this afternoon to assess some of the damage on some of the homes of people we have been helping and ministering to. We are sorry to say that the home of Joe and Cynthia Butler received 3 feet of water and they once again have lost everything to flooding. (He cannot get insurance because he lives within 1500 feet of the water). They just had gotten a new bedroom set for their son that some of you helped them put together. They are trying to be strong, but I know they are hurting wondering why this had to happen to them again so soon.
There are many others who have been flooded. We will go out tomorrow and visit more people and give you an update if we find others that you would know who are in need.
We know P.O.P. ministry is continuing to be used by God. Everyone was petrified as Gustav approached and everyone we know who stayed for Katrina left this time. We are praying that as more storms come it will be a time of awareness once again that God is mighty and He has and will continue to use disasters to get the attention of men and nations. And that life is about Him and for His glory.
Thank you once again for your love and prayers. We ask you to pray for us as "Ike" comes next. We also ask you to pray for our newly formed Bible study here in our home on Sunday nights.
PS check out our pictures on Flickr. We will be adding some as we go out and about.
