Sep 01 2005
Going to Louisiana with a banjo on my knee
This is Damon’s sister, Vicki, and her husband, Bob.
This morning they will leave their children with Damon’s parents and head from Lake Martin, Alabama (near Montgomery) to go see the extent, if any, of the damage to their home in Madisonville, LA.
This article, from Nola.com, has given us the best idea of what they will face when they return. They will take a generator with them, on loan from Damon’s dad.
Please pray for their saftey as they travel.
Please pray that they will be able to find gas when they need it. Damon’s cousin, Angie, lives in Jackson, Mississippi and they have been without power for a few days. She decided to go to Lake Martin to be with her mother, and Angie has been having problems finding gas.
Please pray that they will keep their spirits up and remember that God is the one in control and taking care of them.
Please pray that they will be able to communicate with others- their friends who also evacuated and their loved ones waiting for news.
The St Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Department is not allowing people to exit from the Interstate. Tell them not to go! There is NO GAS! People who try to do this wind up stranded on the side of the road. These people then become refugees themselves and have to be taken care of. There is no electricity. There is no running water. There are electrical lines underneath the trees all over the parish. The roads are impassible, and anyone that goes to “check on their house” ends up getting in the way and slowing down operations of the relief workers. Please, please, convince them to wait until the Sheriff and/or Parish President tells them that they can come back. Email me for my phone number if it would help if I could call them.
Tell them not to go! They will not be allowed back into the parish. There is no gas! There is no running water! There is no electricity! They will quicly become part of the problem. Tell them not to go.