Hurrican Gustav Blessings ...

I am so happy to say we are home safe and sound. The small town of Pascagoula weathered the storm just fine. It is my understanding that we only briefly lost power and all else was well.

I have to share with you about our time in Brewer, Mississippi. It really was such a blessing. We arrived on Saturday to about a half dozen or more people who wanted to hug our necks and love on us. They jumped right in and helped us unload the kids and all of our bags. The group had so graciously prepared a wonderful dinner for us, a buffet of pizza, salad, chips, bbque sandwiches, drinks anything we could have wanted. They had gone to Sam's and loaded up on any kind of snack the kids could have wanted, breakfast cereal, fruit, etc.... They thought of everything. They had already set up the beds, stocked the bathroom with toiletires we could have forgotten when we packed and fresh towels. They had lined up groups of people to come cook each breakfast, lunch and dinner for us and to do our laundry while we were there. Their loving, giving attitude and actions took so much of the stress off of our shoulders. Even their youth came to hang out with our kids and even pitched in with the little ones. It was so obvious that everyone there was so very genuine and just wanted to be of service. They were truly the hands and feet of Christ. Before we left several people made sure to tell us in the event of another Hurricane we were expected to come and stay with them again.

I did a lot of thinking on the way home yesterday and you know this was the most pleasent evacuation I have ever experienced. Usually our time is spent, glued to the tv trying to watch what is going on at home while we wrangle with kids trying to keep them quiet and occupied so they dont disturb the other guests. Then there is the stress of all the money we are spending and the possible hurricane damage at home. So as you can imagine evacuations are stressful. This was just not the case in Brewer.

So to Brewer Baptist Church I say a great big THANK YOU! Thank you for your hospitality, for your prayers and for loving on us the way you did this week!

Peace and Blessings
SB