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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
