[SuziQ]

SirKit's brother called their sister this evening and he's OK! He, his Parish Office Manager, Liz, who is a widow and lives alone and didn't have anywhere else to go, and Sister Rebecca, who is Director of Catholic Charities for the Diocese of Biloxi all rode the storm out on the second floor of the old convent buiding on the Parish property. During the worst of the storm, they stayed in the vault in the building! He said there was a 24' storm surge around the convent. He has the rectory, the convent, the Church and the elementary school all on the property, and he said, other than some lost shingles, all the structures were still standing. This aternoon, some of his parishoners swam over to the building to make sure they were ok.

SirKit and his sisters were very nervous all afternoon because we hadn't heard anything, so he's feeling much better this evening. He's making jokes about the situation, as you can imagine. ;o) Thanks everyone, for your prayers for him.

I still can't get in touch with my sister Brenda. I sent e-mail to my older brother, George, who lives in Hattiesburg to see if he'd heard from my brother Mike, who lives in Bay St. Louis. That place got really hammered, but I'm hoping his wife talked him into leaving.

[Corin Stormhands]

ohfercryinoutloud...

One of the loonies over on the live thread is blaming this on Voodoo and Harry FLIPPIN' Potter.

[Overtaxed]

More good news! Keep prayin'!

[osagebowman]

Evening SuziQ - very glad to hear that your family is checking in and are safe. Prayers continue for them as well as all the others who are there.