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August 31, 2005
Devastation in the wake of Katrina, august 31, 11:55 AM
i met a woman in the hotel yesterday morning from new orleans. she made it out with her 5 children. her oldest is a college student and she had called him numerous times and left messages that she was leaving with his 4 brothers. finally, not able to wait any longer for him, she got her other kids in her car and left. after driving only a short distance she looked in her rear view mirror and to her amazement the young man driving the car directly behind her was her son that she had been trying to reach for hours.
i saw her again this morning and she said that many of the students that had to stay in new orleans at the small college her son was attending were all told to go to the third floor of the dormatory and to stay there during the hurricane. she expressed great concern for all of these students since there has been no word about them since the storm hit.
all of our hearts are hurting over, not only, the initial devastation that occurred as a result of katrina, but the continuing devastation that will be ongoing for who knows how long. i know that the govenor of louisiana has called for a day of prayer, today, for what has happened, may the lord increase our burden to extend our prayers to days and months and even years if called for. given the extent of the damage, i can't help but believe that the suffering will last, at least, that long.
it has been a little over a week, now, since i have written an update about asher. many times i have wanted to sit down to write, but just found myself too fatigued. that is not meant as an excuse, just a reality. there are many good things to report, concerning asher's progress, but i will save them for the next update. the gravity of what is occurring in louisiana and mississippi is just too overwhelming. there are just too many untold numbers who are hanging by a thread who, in the same way that asher was when he was first injured, really need our concerted prayers right now. all that is on my heart is for all of us to devote our prayers to them.
blessings and thanksgiving to and for you all,
andy mendonsa
"it will all be ok in the end. if it is not ok, then it is not the end."
| By Andy Mendonsa | 11:52 AM
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Believe it or not, even the huriccane is connected with the peace of Jeruslaem. Whenever America is involved in one way or another with giving parts of the Biblical land of Israel, some disaster hits America. So... when hundreds of Israeli families were forced to leave their homes and lands 10 dayes ago, hundreds of American families are suffering a terrible loss.
Israel, my nation, is being judged for turning away from God. America is being judged for playing God. We need to pray more than ever for the the peace of Jerusalem - it's not just a vague idea and a remote place on the globe, it affects us where we live, even in America.
Posted by: Orna at September 1, 2005 01:40 AM
Asher and Family:
Its been a long time since I have spoken to any of you, or seen you, I have been really busy with work, and everything else, that combined with not having a car hasn't allowed me to make it to Atlanta. I was sitting here at my computer and looked at one of Asher's myspaces, and then remembered when Andy first told me about the blog. I came back to it today, looked back through it, and decided to leave you guys a comment.
I really hope things are going well for you all, and I still owe you dinner (Andy and Gloria), Asher don't hesitate to call me if you ever get bored, and if you get a chance you should send me some photography of chattanooga for this slideshow thing I have been working on. I am planning on being in Atlanta in October, just let me know when its convinent for me to come see you.
Take care
Love,
Greg
423-875-2897
Posted by: Greg at September 1, 2005 02:03 AM
