hurricane ike......"we no like"

the above picture of my children was taken at galveston this summer. it's crazy to be seeing much different images as we see the devastation that hurricane ike has caused. obviously, galveston got the brunt of the storm. seabrook also has so much damage...we have many church members who live in the seabrook area as well as our minister to children. it looks like our area (clear lake city) didn't get quite as much damage as was anticipated. however, there are still 5.5 million people without power in the houston area and many of those are clear lake. we also have a church member who had part of their roof collapse and has severe damage. a friend drove by our house and the church and it appears that ike had mercy on us. there is still a lot of debris on the roads and they are asking houstonians not to return as of now.

when we are able, kyle and i are going to head back in to clean out the fridge and get some more clothes. when we left they were anticipating the storm to hit closer to corpus. so, we were thinking we would only be gone for the weekend. things certainly changed.

through all of this difficulty and devastation there will be many opportunities for ministry. we are looking forward to helping our community and surrounding areas as much as possible. as of right now...we have no idea when we will be able to go back home. schools are closed until further notice and we don't know when power will be restored.

prayers are appreciated during this time as there are so many reeling from the effects of ike. hopefully, the body of Christ will band together and shed some major light in our community and as He always does........He will make His name and renown known!

thank you for your prayers, support and concern for our family. we are thankful that we are all safe and that we still have a home to go home to. i will keep you updated :)