Thursday, September 11, 2008

Yikes Ike

Please pray for Texas as it's great citizens brace for Ike. As of this morning according to weather.com Conroe is in path to receive hurricane force winds and heavy rain. We are a couple hours from the coast where the eye is projected to come ashore . However, due to the size of the storm we may receive some nasty weather.

I have surrived several Texas hurricanes without any serious problems. I have horrible childhood memories, however, of hurricane Fredrick in Mobile, Alabama. Of course, in Mobile we lived on the coast. We sat out the storm in the church basement. Several times under the church and under Sunday School tables. Wow, what a scarey long night. The roof was ripped from the church parsonage. Many of our congregation were without power for weeks.

While I love the coast, I'm thankful to be inland today. Please be in prayer for each of us and most especially our neighbors to the south.

3 comments:

Karen J. Hopper said...

Will be watching the weather reports and PRAYING for the people of Texas that are caught in Ike's path.

Mandy said...

We will pray for you all!

Ron and Jerry Ann Guidroz said...

Pray for us. Eldredge and Joy are going to ride the storm out in Dickinson. I worry about them but she doesn't want to leave her Dad who is ill. The hospital is in emergency mode and will move the beds to the hall when the storm is projected to hit.
Our flight was canceled but we are on the last flight out in the morning.
We cannot go home and get clothes because of the traffic so will make do with what we used on the weekend.
We have reservations by hobby tonite and will go there before rush hour hopefully...as soon as someone comes to relieve me at hospital.
Pray for my family's safety and our safe travel and that we will get out. I am supposed to speak Sat am and Ron preach twice on Sunday.
Landon is undergoing test today but is not feeling good and is pale again.
Love you