A Blessing Among Misery

No doubt you've seen the news about the effects of Hurricane Katrina. Most of the news being reported is heavily biased towards misery and political sniping. In the midst of all that comes this:

Hours before Hurricane Katrina stormed ashore in southeast Louisiana, Lester Jackson’s tight-knit family hit the highway — their vehicles pointed in all directions.

Miraculously, the family — all 57 members, 12 different vehicles and no means of communication — will wind up in the same place today: Bossier City’s Hooter Park.

The family celebrated with prayer this morning, rallying together outside the makeshift shelter opened by city officials for hurricane refugees. The park’s infield became the site of a spiritual revival moments after the final six members of the family, housed at a shelter in Lafayette, got through on a cell phone to say they were highway bound for Hooter Park.

“This is how awesome God is,” said Lester Jackson. “We couldn’t locate none of them, but God brought us all together. It blows my mind. When you let go, and let God, he never fails you. He’s always on time.”

Honestly, deep.thought ... each day brings me closer to understanding the truly awesome character of God.