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John 12:24 "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit."
Showing posts with label disaster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label disaster. Show all posts
24 April 2020
23 April 2020
Linda G Needs Our Prayers
Linda G, a blogger and frequent commenter here and on many blogs, had her home destroyed by a tornado.
She and her husband, both U.S. Air Force veterans, along with two sons and four cats, lost their 130-year-old farmhouse during the storms in Louisiana. Fortunately, due to a bout of insomnia, they were both awake and in a different room when the twister hit their bedroom.
She writes that the "Roof is mostly gone. The ceiling and roof are gone. Can't even get out of our yard because of downed trees. Emergency people are out on the streets. God kept us safe though. I said a prayer when I felt the pressure in my ears, and He kept us safe.
"House pretty much a loss. Too old to insure though so not sure what our next step or God's plan is.
She and her husband, both U.S. Air Force veterans, along with two sons and four cats, lost their 130-year-old farmhouse during the storms in Louisiana. Fortunately, due to a bout of insomnia, they were both awake and in a different room when the twister hit their bedroom.
She writes that the "Roof is mostly gone. The ceiling and roof are gone. Can't even get out of our yard because of downed trees. Emergency people are out on the streets. God kept us safe though. I said a prayer when I felt the pressure in my ears, and He kept us safe.
"House pretty much a loss. Too old to insure though so not sure what our next step or God's plan is.
Garage collapsed so we can't get to our generators. Would appreciate you keep us in your prayers."
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| The bedroom where they had been sleeping. They were elsewhere when the tornado hit. (Photo courtesy of Linda G.) |
You heard the lady. Let's thank the Lord for her survival, and pray for a speedy solution to all the damage and resulting homelessness (both for her family and all the others who were affected in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana).
12 August 2016
It's At It Again
The Matanuska River, in the borough to the north, is busily changing its course once again. Residents whose homes were built hundreds and thousands of yards from the river's edge have been washed away in recent years.
And it's doing it again.
One fellow, interviewed on a local newscast, drove a section of re-bar into his yard about 50 feet from the river on July 24th. As of last night, there's only four feet of soil between steel and water.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough (called "the Mat-Su" for obvious reasons) is considered declaring an emergency - again - and evacuating folks.
This has to be a heart-breaking, emotional time as all these families have watched homes built by earlier generations, summer cabins, and full-time residences wash down-stream. And for those about to lose the ones that are left, it must be such a nerve-wracking experience.
Our hearts go out to all those affected.
And it's doing it again.
One fellow, interviewed on a local newscast, drove a section of re-bar into his yard about 50 feet from the river on July 24th. As of last night, there's only four feet of soil between steel and water.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough (called "the Mat-Su" for obvious reasons) is considered declaring an emergency - again - and evacuating folks.
This has to be a heart-breaking, emotional time as all these families have watched homes built by earlier generations, summer cabins, and full-time residences wash down-stream. And for those about to lose the ones that are left, it must be such a nerve-wracking experience.
Our hearts go out to all those affected.
10 October 2013
75,000 Cattle Dead from Five Feet of Snow
No one except threecollie has been talking about this, and I'll bet most of you haven't heard about it at all.
This is absolutely horrible, and it's had zero mention on the national news.
I grew up in farm country, and haven't ever seen anything this bad except from flooding. The silence of the media is not surprising, but adds to the list of unforgivable sins they've been committing over the last 15 or 20 years.
One would think the death of 75,000 cows by upwards of five feet of snow might get some national attention, but as one blogger observed, it has taken some time for the news of the precipitation massacre to reach outside of local media.
... More than 22,000 homes and businesses in western South Dakota remained without power into this week, according to utility companies. National Guard troops were helping utility crews pull equipment through the heavy, wet snow to install new electricity poles.
At least 1,600 poles were toppled in the northwest part of the state alone, and workers expect to find more, Grand River Electric Coop spokeswoman Tally Seim said.
This is absolutely horrible, and it's had zero mention on the national news.
I grew up in farm country, and haven't ever seen anything this bad except from flooding. The silence of the media is not surprising, but adds to the list of unforgivable sins they've been committing over the last 15 or 20 years.
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