Live from Baton Rouge
Posted by: Bradley McDonald
As Dave reported below, there are thousands of new citizens in Baton Rouge who have evacuated New Orleans. That makes for a big traffic problem around town, especially with traffic lights still out due to the hurricane (I am still without power at my house, too). There have also been reports of trouble at the various shelters around town that are housing these people, but police have stated that they have everything under control.
Of course, the trouble in Baton Rouge is miniscule compared to what's still going on in New Orleans. The water has finally stopped rising, but there are still many people stranded on rooftops and in buildings. I have a feeling we will be overwhelmed after the final death toll is figured out. Tens of thousands of people are without food and water at the shelters there, and evacuation efforts have been thwarted by looters and violence.
With all these horrifying events unfolding on TV and the internet, it's hard to find encouragement, but it's times like these that really bring out compassion in some people. I stopped by to volunteer at a local church last night that was taking donations and giving people food and shelter and the response was unbelievable. There were tons of donations and the volunteers actually outnumbered the refugees.
It's going to take a lot more aid and assistance before things even somewhat resemble normalcy around here, though. Please find a way to help, even if it's just prayers.
As Dave reported below, there are thousands of new citizens in Baton Rouge who have evacuated New Orleans. That makes for a big traffic problem around town, especially with traffic lights still out due to the hurricane (I am still without power at my house, too). There have also been reports of trouble at the various shelters around town that are housing these people, but police have stated that they have everything under control.
Of course, the trouble in Baton Rouge is miniscule compared to what's still going on in New Orleans. The water has finally stopped rising, but there are still many people stranded on rooftops and in buildings. I have a feeling we will be overwhelmed after the final death toll is figured out. Tens of thousands of people are without food and water at the shelters there, and evacuation efforts have been thwarted by looters and violence.
With all these horrifying events unfolding on TV and the internet, it's hard to find encouragement, but it's times like these that really bring out compassion in some people. I stopped by to volunteer at a local church last night that was taking donations and giving people food and shelter and the response was unbelievable. There were tons of donations and the volunteers actually outnumbered the refugees.
It's going to take a lot more aid and assistance before things even somewhat resemble normalcy around here, though. Please find a way to help, even if it's just prayers.
And in those prayers, please include the rescue workers - they are working under horrendous conditions.
Posted by
shirleymc |
Thu Sep 01, 09:02:00 PM 2005
It's absolutely incomprehensible to those of us so far away, and yet . . we see the pictures and can't help but cry. Giving a handful of cash seems so cold, though they tell us that's the best thing to do.
And praying we are!! Be certain of that! Praying for protection and provision and praying that God will help bring some sense of order and calm to everything. And that He'll show us some good in the middle of it. He's there, of course, so there must be some ray of good.
Posted by
Kris |
Fri Sep 02, 07:09:00 AM 2005