Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Helping the Hurricane victims

Our city is filled with people who have come here from South Louisiana seeking refuge. Many are sleeping in cars, trailers, and tents. About 1700 are residing in the Civic Center here and hundreds more are staying in recreation centers in surrounding towns.

It is devastating to see so much hurt in South Louisiana. Even those who escaped to Monroe still have nothing in New Orleans, Biloxi and other cities. It's all underwater or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

It is encouraging to see people lock shoulders and help in a thousand small ways. Our church is washing and drying clothes, preparing food and our youth are walking the dogs of those stranded. Countless numbers of God's people are showing love when it is needed most.

We are compelled to act.

Jesus said what we do for the "least of these" we do for him.

We are praying and trying to help. We don't know how long that will be, but we intend to help as long as it is needed.

It's the least we can do.

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