Sorry to have neglected my space for a while, but when power is not available, neither is the means of communication via the Internet!
We are safe and sound with minimal damage to the house or yard. God has been good!
This past Sunday was the first service that we have been able to have at St. Timothy's due to the Hurricane. We had 336 people who made their way to Tomball to worship together as a family. After Eucharist, we had a time together to share about the needs of the church and also where the time and talent of our people might be used for those who still need help. We have lost a member of our church family due to the storm. M.A. Jordan was helping one of his neighbors Sunday afternoon and suffered a major heart attack. E.M.S. could not revive him. May God and His Angels surround M.A. and comfort his wife Judith during this time.
Margie returned home Wednesday evening to a dark and un-air conditioned home. Fortunately, Friday evening, power was restored and we are now back to "normal?" I returned to work on Thursday and Friday and have begun my usual schedule of night shift once again.
We have been Blessed in so many ways over the past few weeks, by prayers from friends and family and by assistance from neighbors in our area who all came together when we needed to. We pooled our resources and made the best of a bad situation. If not for God's intervention in all of this, it could have turned out to be a much worse situation. People who are still without power are becoming short tempered. Others who wait in line for food stamps and FEMA assistance are also becoming short tempered. I would ask that we ALL pray for the victims who have lost so much to know that God is in control and He will meet our every need. I have yet to hear of anyone not receiving some type of assistance when they finally drop their pride and allow someone to help.
Someone once said, "If you want your friends to remember you, borrow something from them." I want to turn this around and say, if you want to remember your friends, be sure to borrow from them. Borrow faith, hope and love. Borrow courage, humility and integrity. Borrow the Christian example of the unseen values of the soul. Borrow their confidence in the living God and their loyalty to the triumphant risen Christ. Then indeed our days will be filled with strength.
Father, as I receive of Thee and my brothers and sisters in Christ, the tokens of an imperishable inheritance, help us to give to all who come after us a full measure in turn, for Jesus sake.
Amen.
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I'm so glad to hear that you, Margie, and Tassie are ok. I will certainly be praying for you out here!!! Its so good that the church took the time to discern the communities needs and I really hope and pray that they are fufilled. This line from a hymn I was reminded of recently has been pretty darn prevalent in more ways than one for me and I hope it might offer some solace (Not that it seems you need much, but just to pass along) "What every my lot Thou hast taught me to pray, it is well, it is well with my soul."
My love to all of you.
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