Hard Hit

Here is a combonation of 2 emails from a friend who lives in Baton Rouge:


Hello All,
I come to you guys completely humbled and at a loss for words. A city that I have practically grown up in is completely destroyed. I have been without electricity, water and phone for three days and we are just now slowly getting those luxuries back. I watch t.v. and feel helpless and as I sit around this coffee shop this very moment people are crying, desperate, homeless, unable to find friends and family, and without anywhere to go and rebuild their lives. Guys I cannot thank you enough for your prayers and I ask that you continue to lift our state and its citizens up to our Lord. My internship is closed until further notice, so this will probably prolong my
graduation date; however in the meantime my friends and I from school have been baking sweets and bringing them to the shelters...
to lay some more prayer requests at your feet. Let me first just say that the devastation that hit New Orleans did not just affect that area, but cities all across the south. Last night I went up to a local relief center to sort clothes, serve food and just pray with the refugees. There was a lady who needed deodorant, shoes that woul fit or even just a blanket and we didnt even have that to give. Then this morning I went to wal mart to buy
some necessities to bring to another relief center and let me just say that they could not accept donations fast enough. From there I went downtown to the River Center to serve breakfast and lunch and I left with a thousand emotions dashing through my head. There are riots breaking out, looting, robberies, and law enforcement agents all over my city. I feel like a prisioner in my own home. Across from my neighborhood they are putting up a Tent City to house refugees, which I think is great; however, it is the most
dangerous of New Orleans moving in across from my home. They are even suggesting we dont walk or drive around just because. What is my hometown coming to? I feel sick to my stomach, like I could throw up at any moment, not just because of the danger but also for the 40,000 homeless visitors we gained almost over night. I could go on forever,... Oh and some of you asked what was needed, well here goes from most needed to least...Money, water, pillows, hygeine products, clothes, towels, and baby products. Please continue to pray and lift up this nightmare that I am now living in. Also, please pray for my heart. After serving today I got teary eyed and heartbroken while also being very frustrated and disturbed by some of the people. ~Becky

~There is a scene in "Hotel Rwanda" where the main character, Paul, is looking at footage of the slaughtering of the people he is trying to rescue. The video guy offers an apology for what he has captured on film. Paul then says that it is good for people in the states to know about the horrible things happening in Rwanda. The video guy responds by saying something like "they will watch it on the news and then go right on eating their dinner". Let us not be like that, ever! It is so easy for us to say "I'll pray for you" and then never do it. "Let your yes be yes and your no be no"...