Well, this past week full of VBS fun has ended in a very sad way. Our part of West Virginia was hit with flooding last Thursday and it devastated our county, and many other surrounding areas. VBS was cancelled, the courthouse was closed, and most of our county was shut down on Friday. We had lost power and we were told we were on a boil water advisory.
It wasn't until seeing images on Facebook and watching the news that we learned how tragic this flooding was. Thank God we were safe and our home was completely fine. Thousands in our community cannot say the same. 14 people in our county were killed and so many homes and businesses were destroyed.
I've never been in an area that has experienced disaster like this before. On Saturday, dozens of disaster relief organizations came and relief efforts have been constant since then. I have not been to the areas of our community that were devastated, as we have been asked not to unless we are delivering supplies. Andy and I have tried to help when we can, but it is going to take a very long time to recover.
Our community will need constant prayer in the weeks and months to come.
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