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The 1000 Year Flood - June 2016 - West Virginia The recent flooding in Texas takes me back to the experiences with the West Virginia Floods last year. Ironically, I had been in Baltimore the day before. I was tempted to stay a few more days. My car was parked at the Amtrak station. My car would have been floating down the river if I had opted to stay. I went to a DAR potluck at the end of the county. When I returned to my car, I heard on the radio about Flood Warning. I pondered on rather to stop at Wal-Mart before heading home but remembered how crazy stores can be before a storm. Hindsight is 20/20 but I should have headed directly to Rhema Christian Center instead of home. Driving home was a surreal experience. The water was getting higher and higher while the road was falling apart around me. I barely made it home in the nick of time. There were so many close calls and coincidences that confirmed that God was listening to me. I talked to him quite a bit on the drive home. I live on top of a hill but I watches the water rushing down the community below. What a mess. We had no water or power but I was grateful to be able to sleep in my own bed. I found bottles of water on my patio chair. My landlord was doing what he could. I remembered the housebound seniors in my apartment need water. The roads were a mess. The road I took home was completely closed. I stopped at Wal-Mart. No Water. I stopped at IGA and was able to buy water. I decide to go on to Rhema Christian Center. The Coast Guard was there along with several volunteers. I told them the situation with the Seniors in my apartment and they load my trunk AND the back of the car with Water. That was my mission for the next two weeks. Thank God for the Faith Community. These disasters frequently bring out the best in people.     Abracadabra  |
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As I started reading this I wondered if you lived on a hill. My girl's Dad was from West Virginia (or West By God Virginia as he usually said) and we visited there and I saw the gorgeous mountains and lots of high hills. Thank God you were able to get around enough to get water to people. It is amazing how people help others in times like this.
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Yes, it does bring out the best in folks, but it also brings out the worst! I saw pictures of looters just helping themselves. Of course, they rationalize that stuff would be ruined anyway, but somehow, I don't think they were "saving" it to give to those in need. BTW, I smiled at the name Rhema Christian Center...... that was the name of the church we attended for years and it too was filled with some of the most giving folks I have ever met! Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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Funny thing is that I am actually older than some of the folks that needed help. Abracadabra
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