Katrina, Rose, Mary, and Two Pastor Barbs --- all powerful, but what I discovered today is that Rose, Mary and the pastors of churches in Slidel, Louisanna and Long Beach, Mississippi are way more powerful than Katrina. Rose and Mary told compelling stories of survival -- Rose riding out the storm with her family first on the kitchen table, then hanging on to tree limb and finally on the roof top of a building than did not slip below the waters only to find themselves two miles from their former home when the storm ended 8 hours later. Mary rode out the storm in the family homestead with her family with waters raining down through the roof for hours during the storms. Pastors worked with their congregations to open their churches for immediate assistance putting their own needs somewhere down on their list of priorities.
In the end, all could join in praising the Lord. I find myself echoing their refrain with arms raised in the air!
Tom Fehr
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