All week I have been absorbed by the aftermath of Katrina....I am lucky enough to be able to have CNN on as background noise at work. But I have seen the most heart-wrenching pictures coming from the Gulf Coast. I was, however, safe in my own world and far from the suffering of others until I received this e-mail from a dear and trusted friend. A woman that I worked with for a few weeks in the fall of 1998 and have not ever seen again but we touch each other regularly....she is a friend of my heart. I asked her permission to include her e-mail and am beseeching my on-line friends to also pray for her.
-----Original Message----- From: Dallas0406 To: CKayS1967 Sent: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 9:43:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time Subject: storm
Dear One, please ask everyone who reads your journal to pray for my home state of Mississippi.
There is still no power as far north as Jackson, the capital. There are pockets of people who have power, thank God Daddy is one of those since he has to have oxygen but so many do not and have NO IDEA when they will have it again. Then there is all the people who are dead and have lost everything.
I am really having a terrible time dealing with this. Guess I just shouldn't be watching it all on TV.
Oh Anne.....how could I have forgotten about that???? I simply thought your world was fairly safe in GA and forgot all about you being from Mississippi. Can I share your e-mail in my journal too? I have been so overwhelmed by the loss there that I have not been able to address it directly in my journal but will for you.
Father God I pray a hedge of protection for Anne and for her own daddy as it is heavy in her heart the loss felt in her home town. I pray that You hold her close in the palm of Your hand and whisper to her just the things she needs to know. Father You know her heart and the pain she feels and I claim peace for her in Your name.
My pray is that the loss becomes a dull pain that she can endure and that she knows that the memories are hers for always.
Childhood lives in our souls and not in a place.
God's Peace, Christina
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
I also realized today that the 1860 Bible I brought is from a church in New Orleans that is now standing in water...the building itself is brick but everything else will be ruined at that church. The church it is from is The Prytania Street Presbyterian Church Information about this church is available on the internet but limited....
This humbles me beyond belief to know that my friend has hurt so much and I did not know. I will pray dear sweet woman. I will.
ckays1967 at 7:49:00 PM PDT Link to this entry
This entry has 5 comments: (Add your own) Hi! I found both your journals through your homepage, that I found through a comment you left at my poem for Spencer's group write...did that all make sense? ;) I loved your poem, but am commenting here as my heart is wrenched over this whole Katrina fiasco as yours seems to be. Prayers and hugs upon hugs for your friend and her family. Being that I am an opinionated, strong-willed, headstrong bossy dossy (nickname courtesy of my nephew), I am having a really difficult time with the sense of helplessness. I have added you to my alerts, and look forward to getting to know you. ;) C. http://journals.aol.com/gdireneoe/thedailies Comment from gdireneoe - 9/4/05 11:47 AM
Father,
I ask also for you to put angels around Anne and her Father to protect them from all evil and harm. I ask that you send the Holy Spirit to comfort her during this very hard time. We ask this in your Holy and precious name. Amen.
Christina,
We are feeling the effects as far north as east central Alabama. A lot of the gas stations are already out of gas and the grocery stores are runnning out of items because the trucks have not been able to get through to make deliveries. I think part of the problem too is that these trucks hold so much gas and it is just not readily available right now. We take soooooooo much for granted, don't we?
My best friend, Toni, is from New Orleans and has many friends and family there. She and her husband drove to Jackson, MS to pick up her mother who lived in New Orleans day before yesterday. They had no problems at all going, but coming back had to wait in line for gas for an hour and had to work their way around through several accidents. Ken's daughter and her baby are coming up also to stay with them until they are told it is okay to go back. None of them know what they will be going back to. I heard on the news it might be several months before they can even go back. Can you imagine being displaced for that long? So many of these people lost everything and loved ones. My heart is truly broken for these people.
My friend, Toni, has family and friends she still has not heard from. I pray they are all alright.
Love and prayers, Susan http://journals.aol.com/rjet33/CountryLivingSouthernStyle Comment from rjet33 - 9/2/05 6:55 AM
I have been thinking about those in the Gulf states constantly. I have offered up prayers for them in my prayer journal. LuAnne http://journals.aol.com/thebaabee/LUANNESPRAYERS/ Comment from thebaabee - 9/2/05 3:28 AM
Prayer is all we can truly offer - patience and love and an acceptance that what is meant to come of this will, is all we may take refuge in. Peace and love, Charley http://journals.aol.com/CDittric77/Courage Comment from cdittric77 - 9/1/05 8:48 PM
Thank you Dear One, it is just so very scarey and the way people are acting is terrible. There are trucks and loads of food, supplies and people waiting on the roads going into NO and can't because of the raging disorder there. At least on MOST of the MS coast people have either left or are in shelters and BEHAVING. Too many are going to die because people are scared to try to help. I just pray that God has mercy on their souls. And on all of us. We are all going to suffer from this before it is all over. Take good care of yourself and Charley too. I am afraid I have forgotten to pray for you this week, but I will get back on track, I promise. Love ya, and thanks a Comment from dallas0406 - 9/1/05 7:54 PM
Thursday, September 1, 2005
saddened by Katrina
All week I have been absorbed by the aftermath of Katrina....I am lucky enough to be able to have CNN on as background noise at work. But I have seen the most heart-wrenching pictures coming from the Gulf Coast. I was, however, safe in my own world and far from the suffering of others until I received this e-mail from a dear and trusted friend. A woman that I worked with for a few weeks in the fall of 1998 and have not ever seen again but we touch each other regularly....she is a friend of my heart. I asked her permission to include her e-mail and am beseeching my on-line friends to also pray for her.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dallas0406
To: CKayS1967
Sent: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 9:43:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Subject: storm
Dear One, please ask everyone who reads your journal to pray for my home state of Mississippi.
There is still no power as far north as Jackson, the capital. There are pockets of people who have power, thank God Daddy is one of those since he has to have oxygen but so many do not and have NO IDEA when they will have it again. Then there is all the people who are dead and have lost everything.
I am really having a terrible time dealing with this. Guess I just shouldn't be watching it all on TV.
Thanks, girl friend.
I love you, a
-----Original Message-----
From: CKayS1967
To: Dallas0406
Sent: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:18:07 -0400
Subject: Re: storm
Oh Anne.....how could I have forgotten about that???? I simply thought your world was fairly safe in GA and forgot all about you being from Mississippi. Can I share your e-mail in my journal too? I have been so overwhelmed by the loss there that I have not been able to address it directly in my journal but will for you.
Father God I pray a hedge of protection for Anne and for her own daddy as it is heavy in her heart the loss felt in her home town. I pray that You hold her close in the palm of Your hand and whisper to her just the things she needs to know. Father You know her heart and the pain she feels and I claim peace for her in Your name.
My pray is that the loss becomes a dull pain that she can endure and that she knows that the memories are hers for always.
Childhood lives in our souls and not in a place.
God's Peace,
Christina
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
Plato
*******************************************************************************
I also realized today that the 1860 Bible I brought is from a church in New Orleans that is now standing in water...the building itself is brick but everything else will be ruined at that church. The church it is from is The Prytania Street Presbyterian Church Information about this church is available on the internet but limited....
This humbles me beyond belief to know that my friend has hurt so much and I did not know. I will pray dear sweet woman. I will.
ckays1967 at 7:49:00 PM PDT Link to this entry
This entry has 5 comments: (Add your own)
Hi! I found both your journals through your homepage, that I found through a comment you left at my poem for Spencer's group write...did that all make sense? ;) I loved your poem, but am commenting here as my heart is wrenched over this whole Katrina fiasco as yours seems to be. Prayers and hugs upon hugs for your friend and her family. Being that I am an opinionated, strong-willed, headstrong bossy dossy (nickname courtesy of my nephew), I am having a really difficult time with the sense of helplessness. I have added you to my alerts, and look forward to getting to know you. ;) C. http://journals.aol.com/gdireneoe/thedailies
Comment from gdireneoe - 9/4/05 11:47 AM
Father,
I ask also for you to put angels around Anne and her Father to protect them from all evil and harm. I ask that you send the Holy Spirit to comfort her during this very hard time. We ask this in your Holy and precious name. Amen.
Christina,
We are feeling the effects as far north as east central Alabama. A lot of the gas stations are already out of gas and the grocery stores are runnning out of items because the trucks have not been able to get through to make deliveries. I think part of the problem too is that these trucks hold so much gas and it is just not readily available right now. We take soooooooo much for granted, don't we?
My best friend, Toni, is from New Orleans and has many friends and family there. She and her husband drove to Jackson, MS to pick up her mother who lived in New Orleans day before yesterday. They had no problems at all going, but coming back had to wait in line for gas for an hour and had to work their way around through several accidents. Ken's daughter and her baby are coming up also to stay with them until they are told it is okay to go back. None of them know what they will be going back to. I heard on the news it might be several months before they can even go back. Can you imagine being displaced for that long? So many of these people lost everything and loved ones. My heart is truly broken for these people.
My friend, Toni, has family and friends she still has not heard from. I pray they are all alright.
Love and prayers,
Susan
http://journals.aol.com/rjet33/CountryLivingSouthernStyle
Comment from rjet33 - 9/2/05 6:55 AM
I have been thinking about those in the Gulf states constantly. I have offered up prayers for them in my prayer journal. LuAnne
http://journals.aol.com/thebaabee/LUANNESPRAYERS/
Comment from thebaabee - 9/2/05 3:28 AM
Prayer is all we can truly offer - patience and love and an acceptance that what is meant to come of this will, is all we may take refuge in.
Peace and love,
Charley
http://journals.aol.com/CDittric77/Courage
Comment from cdittric77 - 9/1/05 8:48 PM
Thank you Dear One, it is just so very scarey and the way people are acting is terrible. There are trucks and loads of food, supplies and people waiting on the roads going into NO and can't because of the raging disorder there. At least on MOST of the MS coast people have either left or are in shelters and BEHAVING. Too many are going to die because people are scared to try to help.
I just pray that God has mercy on their souls. And on all of us.
We are all going to suffer from this before it is all over.
Take good care of yourself and Charley too. I am afraid I have forgotten to pray for you this week, but I will get back on track, I promise.
Love ya, and thanks
a
Comment from dallas0406 - 9/1/05 7:54 PM