Sunday, November 06, 2005
Today I recieved the following email; That I thought I would share with you all.
Subject: Re: Your album has been shared!>Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 08:34:39 -0500>>Alexis>I never realized that there was as much devastation as there >obviously is down there. How are the people holding up down there >when they have lost everything but their lives, and some even that. >We continue to pray both for you and your work down there, and >those affected by the storms.>God bless>Gary
Here is how I responded to that email.
Gary it is the most awesome experience in my life time. The people are doing what they need to do to survive. Each person has their stories and then, each house, street, business, car, tree, animal and so forth. Each thing is beautiful in Gods world and even amongst all this devistation they find beauty. Last evening coming out of the resturant I stopped and spoke to a women who was obviously holding a premature baby in her arms. I asked her when the baby was born, she said Ella was born the day Hurricane Rita hit. Now Hurricane Rita hit around 2 weeks after Katrina. Now when I asked her when the baby was due she said Ella real expected date was for the end of November beginning of December.
So you see out of tragedy good things has risen. Our Lord is so much bigger and greater than we can ever imagine and for the past 12, 13 days he keeps revieling this to me and our team.
Today our 2nd last day I had the opportunity to talk to a lady who through all the devestation around her she was able to talk and dream of beauty that would come from the rubble around her home. Her home is slated to be bull dozed later this week or early next week. She comes from her daughters daily to go through the rubble to see what she can or wants to try and save. She shared with me how last year she wanted to build a rock garden and to build a small wall around it but could not afford to do this. Well today she was gathering up salvagable bricks from her home to build the wall and garden. She said once they bulldoze that was the first thing she was coming home to do. Sohe needs to see beauty their on her land. So even though her home of 30 yrs was gone, she could see Hope through her faith and building her garden would be the beginning of beaty to return.
If in God we tust and have Faith, then through all things we can and will see beauty.
Subject: Re: Your album has been shared!>Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 08:34:39 -0500>>Alexis>I never realized that there was as much devastation as there >obviously is down there. How are the people holding up down there >when they have lost everything but their lives, and some even that. >We continue to pray both for you and your work down there, and >those affected by the storms.>God bless>Gary
Here is how I responded to that email.
Gary it is the most awesome experience in my life time. The people are doing what they need to do to survive. Each person has their stories and then, each house, street, business, car, tree, animal and so forth. Each thing is beautiful in Gods world and even amongst all this devistation they find beauty. Last evening coming out of the resturant I stopped and spoke to a women who was obviously holding a premature baby in her arms. I asked her when the baby was born, she said Ella was born the day Hurricane Rita hit. Now Hurricane Rita hit around 2 weeks after Katrina. Now when I asked her when the baby was due she said Ella real expected date was for the end of November beginning of December.
So you see out of tragedy good things has risen. Our Lord is so much bigger and greater than we can ever imagine and for the past 12, 13 days he keeps revieling this to me and our team.
Today our 2nd last day I had the opportunity to talk to a lady who through all the devestation around her she was able to talk and dream of beauty that would come from the rubble around her home. Her home is slated to be bull dozed later this week or early next week. She comes from her daughters daily to go through the rubble to see what she can or wants to try and save. She shared with me how last year she wanted to build a rock garden and to build a small wall around it but could not afford to do this. Well today she was gathering up salvagable bricks from her home to build the wall and garden. She said once they bulldoze that was the first thing she was coming home to do. Sohe needs to see beauty their on her land. So even though her home of 30 yrs was gone, she could see Hope through her faith and building her garden would be the beginning of beaty to return.
If in God we tust and have Faith, then through all things we can and will see beauty.
# posted by Alexis @ 5:18 p.m. 
