The weather was interesting! Major thunderstorms rolled through the area, and yes, right over us...we were all praying for the Community Celebration in the afternoon and it was probably the best we have had so far. And yes...it did rain...it rained hard. As they say in the south, "It was a real frog strangler!"
The rain forced everyone under the tent so we were all real close...like family! Some of the entertainment included watching the bounce houses blowing away :O) On a serious note, the storms in the area were serious and the tornados in Florida caused some damage. Pray for those affected by the storm.
At the outreach, Liz met Dennis. Dennis is a shrimper and shared that of the eleven factories in the area, only four are now operational and the one where he works will open in one to two months. Unfortunately, there is still a job shortage in the area with many of the businesses not open or never reopening. The casinos have become some of the largest employers and there are no more jobs there. The only way to create more casino jobs is to build more casinos. A vicious cycle. As some of the damaged businesses get back on line, that will help tremendously. Until then, rent triples, FEMA wants their trailers back, and people are left out on the streets. Keep Dennis and those like him in prayer. It is an incredible opportunity for the Lord to do great things!
James also showed up and we were all excited to see him. He appreciated the message and the love shown him, but is not yet ready to give his life to the Lord. Keep praying for James.
We met another family at the Community Celebration. Justin has Cerebral Palsy and weighed 2 lbs. when he was born. He was so excited to be there and talked to everybody. Jason had the opportunity to pray a prayer of salvation with Justin. His family was so thankful. His grandmother was also there. She is a believer who is recovering from cancer treatment. She was enjoying her new hair that was growing in and was a new color and curly!
Jason shared his testamony and so many were touched by his story. A lot of the kids wanted their face painted like Jason so we had a tribal tatoo festival with the kids...
After everything was cleaned up, we all came in, dried off, and headed to the "Shed" for dinner. A local landmark, the Shed is a great place for BBQ. Even Billy Scruby enjoyed it, but of course...it is not as good as.........
I am posting this on Friday morning...it rained all night and is still raining so pray for sunshine sometime during the day....
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