What I have not seen since Katrina
By Dr. David Millican, a retired preacher in McComb, MS.
To my friends
and family:
What I have seen since Katrina:
The poor and
the wealthy hurt by the storm
Black, white,
Hispanic, oriental and Indian all hurt by the storm.
Christian
people giving, giving, giving.
Churches
going all out to minister in Jesus' name
Neighbors
going door to door helping one another
Thugs and
hoodlums going door to door looking for someone vulnerable.
Ice and water
being fought over as police tried to keep the peace.
People coming
up from New Orleans taking over empty houses because shelters are full
Out of town
volunteers coming with food and staying for now a week still serving it.
The Churches
all over this part of the country doing what Christians do in a crisis.
FEMA doing a
wonderful job in getting help to us
The red Cross
doing a great job in the shelters
The Salvation
Army doing a great job in the community
Four Hundred
crewman from everywhere bring back the power to our homes, churches and
businesses.
Lines at
service stations a block to a mile long
National
Guardsman patrolling the streets of McComb along with Kentucky policemen
protecting us from the hoodlums and thugs of McComb, Pike County and New Orleans
(the most dangerous city in the world before Katrina).
Drug dealers
working outside shelters
Doctors,
nurses and other hospital personnel working tirelessly,
evening
sleeping the hospital to do the job God called them to do.
WHAT I HAVE NOT SEEN;
The ACLU
setting up a feeding line.
People for
the American Way helping in the shelters
The NAACP
doing any work whatsoever
The American
Atheist organization serving meals in the shelters.
Jesse Jackson
directing traffic at the gas stations
I could go on
but you get my message. Its the Christian people with love and compassion who do
the work. The gripers in Congress should come on down and get in line to pass
the water and the ice. Are you listening Hillary, Chuck, Teddy and all the sorry
loafers we call Senators and Congressmen. They don't have a clue as to what this
life is all about here on the gulf coast.
Boy I feel
better now.
David A.
Millican
Courtesy Dr. David A. Millican and MeneMeneTekelUpharsin.
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