In the wake of Katrina…
I’ve tried not to blog about this hurricane, but I decided to put up a few words nonetheless. I have family friends who lived out in New Orleans, and I still haven’t been able to get through to them yet. Today was the first time I was able to get through to the cellphone number, but I immediately got voicemail and the mailbox was full. I’m trusting God that the whole family is safe and sound, but it sure would be nice to at least know where they are and how they’re doing.
We were at Lakewood last night, and there were a number of refugees from LA in the service. Pastor Marcos Witt asked them to stand while we welcomed them and prayed for them and all the other people who had been displaced by the storm. I hate being confined to my cube here at work now…I’d love to be able to go down to the Astrodome and help out all those people somehow.
Links for information, how to help etc:
- WWLTV has latest news and updates about the storm.
- Lakewood Church coordinates with the City of Houston for relief efforts. Visit that page to see how you can help/contribute.
- See this thread on the Cache-22 message board for information about donations and assistance for storm victims. One of our users is reporting that there’s a hospital paying $9.00/hr for waitstaff to work at the Astrodome.
- Interdictor - live blog with first-hand updates from the middle of the chaos.
- Volunteer Houston - Disaster Relief Registration Form.
- Red Cross Donations.
- Live video feed from New Orleans’ WDSU.
- Satellite Photos from the NOAA.
I’ll post more links here as I come by them.
