Katrina's Aftermath

[statrei]

Yes, the rains are certainly getting heavier.

I'm sure most of you have heard about the seismic activity being predicted for the San Fransisco area that could culminate pretty much at any time. When that happens, for it is inevitable, it will make these other disasters (not to take away from the horror of them, for they are utterly horrible) look almost puny.

Isn't it better to work towards the event that will bring an end to all these pending disasters than to sit around in learned helplessness waiting for them to happen? The people who will be affected, if we are not, are our brothres and our sisters; part of us.

 

[honorthesabbath]

Yes, the rains are certainly getting heavier.

I'm sure most of you have heard about the seismic activity being predicted for the San Fransisco area that could culminate pretty much at any time. When that happens, for it is inevitable, it will make these other disasters (not to take away from the horror of them, for they are utterly horrible) look almost puny.

Yes Pale--I heard this too--I've been very busy this am--preperation day you know--lol--but Nana said that she heard that while Katrina was going on--that California had several significant earthquakes. I am going to go to the national geo-siesmic (sp) web site and look to see the most recent quakes. Did I send you that e-mail from Carl Worden about what that one scientist said about soemting BIG going to happen very soon along the coast of California?? And your right--it's going to split that whole coast-line apart. THEN--they say that that may trigger the faulkt line WE live close to--let go!!! MOther earth is indeed "waxing old like a garment"!!!!

Blessings, Linda

 

[PaleHorse]

Yes, I believe you did send me that article from Mr. Worden. Scary stuff!

 

[SassySDA]

Cliff, Mardi Gras is a separate event in New Orleans from the one you posted, but it's pretty bad as well. People dress up in costumes and women lift their shirts to receive beads they can hang on their rear view mirrors and brag about all year. (I saw a woman pulled over once for drunk driving that had so many beads around her rear view mirror, I know she had to have trouble seeing the road). Added with the alcohol she obviously consumed (she wasn't walking straight at all) and her car was like a death missile.

It's a big, drunken celebration. People come from all over the world to go to it. Walking around naked with body paint on is apparently a big hit.

In other words, it's a den of sin in New Orleans at Mardi Gras time...and apparently at other times during the year too.

It's a big den of sin just about everywhere you go now.

I agree with what you say about the "den of sin". I have heard some people even insinuate that God sent this storm to punish the sinners there.

I don't believe God works that way. Remember, Jesus said He brings His reward with Him according to our works.

Sinners will be punished, but I don't believe He works in the way of using storms like this hurricane or that tsunami to do it. His punishment will be swift and concise...the wicked will be incinerated...not drowned.

 

[statrei]

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Sinners will be punished, but I don't believe He works in the way of using storms like this hurricane or that tsunami to do it. His punishment will be swift and concise...the wicked will be incinerated...not drowned.

Well said, Sassy. I like it when we focus on what our beliefs say about our God.

 

[Starr SDA Living Word]

Praying for the Victims. God knows the master Plan so I praise him in ALL THINGS> not some things but ALL THINGS!!!

Happy Sabbath and God Bless all!!! Have a great day all.

 

[honorthesabbath]

Hi Sassy--I forgot to offer you a bite of my pretzel!! Enjoy!!

 

[Windmill]

'tis sad. Everyone gave to the tsunami. But there arn't anywhere near as many people (least around here) who are giving to Katrina. It appears, people reckon, that cos its America, somehow, they can magically deal with this crisis equivalent to atomic bombs getting dropped on them.

Its basically a 3rd world situation in a western country, its shocking. Probably, a lot of people are coming to God through this though

 

[StormyOne]

'tis sad. Everyone gave to the tsunami. But there arn't anywhere near as many people (least around here) who are giving to Katrina. It appears, people reckon, that cos its America, somehow, they can magically deal with this crisis equivalent to atomic bombs getting dropped on them.

Its basically a 3rd world situation in a western country, its shocking. Probably, a lot of people are coming to God through this though

Over 200 Billion to Iraq.... and what to Louisiana? 10 Billion so far... so what's wrong with this picture?

 

[Airdude]

'tis sad. Everyone gave to the tsunami. But there arn't anywhere near as many people (least around here) who are giving to Katrina. It appears, people reckon, that cos its America, somehow, they can magically deal with this crisis equivalent to atomic bombs getting dropped on them.

Its basically a 3rd world situation in a western country, its shocking. Probably, a lot of people are coming to God through this though

Lets pray that something good can come of this.

 

[StormyOne]

Just read this, thought I would share....


"I just left New Orleans a couple hours ago. I traveled from the apartment I was staying in by boat to a helicopter to a refugee camp. If anyone wants to examine the attitude of federal and state officials towards the victims of hurricane Katrina, I advise you to visit one of the refugee camps.
In the refugee camp I just left, on the I-10 freeway near Causeway, thousands of people (at least 90 percent black and poor) stood and squatted in mud and trash behind metal barricades, under an unforgiving sun, with heavily armed soldiers standing guard over them. When a bus would come through, it would stop at a random spot, state police would open a gap in one of the barricades, and people would rush for the bus, with no information given about where the bus was going.

Once inside (we were told) evacuees would be told where the bus was taking them -- Baton Rouge, Houston, Arkansas, Dallas, or other locations. I was told that if you boarded a bus bound for Arkansas (for example), even people with family and a place to stay in Baton Rouge would not be allowed to get out of the bus as it passed through Baton Rouge. You had no choice but to go to the shelter in Arkansas. If you had people willing to come to New Orleans to pick you up, they could not come within 17 miles of the camp.

I traveled throughout the camp and spoke to Red Cross workers, Salvation Army workers, National Guard and state police, and although they were friendly, no one could give me any details on when buses would arrive, how many, where they would go, or any other information.

I spoke to the several teams of journalists nearby, and asked if any of them had been able to get any information from any federal or state officials on any of these questions, and all of them -- from Australian TV to local Fox affiliates -- complained of an unorganized, non-communicative mess. One cameraman told me, "As someone who's been here in this camp for two days, the only information I can give you is this: Get out by nightfall. You don't want to be here at night.""

http://www.alternet.org/story/24992/

 

[statrei]

Over 200 Billion to Iraq.... and what to Louisiana? 10 Billion so far... so what's wrong with this picture?

The President did say it was a downpayment, so let's see what comes of it. There are lots of lessons to be learned here.