A major radio station in Augusta, Georgia is at a Wal-Mart location live, collecting donations for aid. Television coverage periodically, and that just showed a boy of about 8 dropping in his handful of change.
Sweet way to demonstrate how children can be made to feel a part of this horror and "DO* something...
No positive help, financially or emotionally, is trivial...
On television last night was an interview with a family of 12 with assorted relations to one another and ages, displaced from New Orleans. They were rescued from an upper story after being trapped, and had to flee with NO possessions, bare feet and all - hitchhiked to Atlanta, finding it difficult to get help quickly - and went on to Augusta.
Strong Bible Belt action there, a church taking them under their wing. They are being housed, fed, supplied with necessary clothes and materials, and will be helped to ""find a new life."
They have nothing left in NO, and will literally be recreated.
Their testimony will have an impact upon the persons with whom they come into contact.
There will be millions of such stories and testimonies to the grace of God and of His children to one another in the midst of tragedy, countering the sight of the lawless rampaging.
I turned on CNN earlier and Blitzer was breathless in his introduction of an Superdome/Astrodome refugee. The reporter started interviewing a black guy named Lorell. They set up the piece as an interview showing the anger and despair of those that were at the Superdome.
Ol' Lorell had a big smile on his face. He thanked God, President Bush and the mayor for getting him and his family out together and safe. The CNN reporter was stunned. Stike one for CNN. It was not going as planned so he asked the man to describe his trip ( "how violent was it???). Lorell praised the driver and said the ride was quite comfortable. He said if you waited in line and went through the correct procedures all was fine. It was those that tried to cheat the procedures that were having the problems. Strike two for CNN.
CNN reporter than asked Lorell how he will survive in the Astrodome for three or four months. What kind of misery and destitution were waiting for him. Lorell says with a big smile that he contacted family who were sending him money to go to South Carolina. He thanked God again again was on his way. Strike three CNN.
I tell you, I wish more people interviewed were like Lorell, my new hero.
52 posted on 09/01/2005 7:37:33 PM EDT by Republican Red