Report on Day 5 at the Astrodome
We had a pretty good day yesterday, some of the highlights were that Caroline who was working with Fay, continued working to help the lost & found situation to help people find their missing loved ones — so they continued with that project all day.
Caroline also got involved with a lady who had little three year old whose birthday was yesterday so we brought him some cupcakes with candles and toys that were donated and we had a little birthday party for him.
Steve was working at the medical center again, and we also spent some time at the medical center helping the patients. Later on in the evening we went to meet some of the other volunteers, and David was talking to an Australian lady who is a reporter for an Aboriginal paper in Australia. When Topaz met her they immediately recognized each other as they had met the other day at the Astrodome. We got some video clips of some of the experiences that this woman had at the Astrodome which will come soon.
We also met an older couple and we spent some time with them, and we gave them some Activated Magazines to read. I asked the man how he was doing and if they needed anything. This couple was in their late 70’s and he told me that they were doing okay, though they had lost everything. So I told him that God never takes anything away without giving you something better. The man exploded in praise and he said, “You’re right! I know that’s true! I know that we’re going to start again — and I know that God will not fail us. He’s brought us here and He’s going to look after us.” A friend of theirs walked up who has survived cancer twice — an overcomer — and she also was praising the Lord and just so happy. It’s beautiful to see that the Lord is giving these people the grace for the situation.