Update from Kelly Air Force Base
From Jon and Sam:
We’ve been visiting the shelter at Kelly air force base every day to spend time with the evacuees, talk with them and offer comfort and prayer. We’ve heard many stories from the evacuees of how they have lost everything. They said that when the levees broke water rushed into their homes like a wave; about as fast as 4-5 feet per minute. One man, David, told us of how he and 30 other people were trapped in a church because of the floods. He told of how he swam the length of a football field to a boat in-order to rescue his friends. He went on to tell how he rescued others nearby that were also trapped in their homes. He said that day was like a movie or a “bad dreamâ€, and he thanks the Lord that he lived to see today.
Weve also been asking folks how their stay at the shelter has been, what they are planning on doing from here on out, and whether they would stay in San Antonio or go back to New Orleans. Most of the people we spoke with said they would stay in San Antonio for at least a year or so. We have also been offering to pray for each individual and their situation that the Lord would help them through this difficult time and supply all their needs.
It’s been lots of fun to spend time helping to entertain the children at the shelter by playing jump-rope, basketball, and passing out the beautiful posters of heaven. Even the information officer that was with us had fun. She said it felt good to be able to spend some time with the people themselves, instead of doing the more technical work she’s involved in most of the time.
