Yesterday evening we had tornadoes all around us in Oklahoma and after the horrible devastation in Joplin a few days ago we were a little more cautious than we have ever been. Our little 100+ year old house isn't quite sturdy enough to withstand a major tornado, so we headed down to the church where we met up with most of the staff and their families. We worked together to build this little makeshift shelter in the youth room with the gymnastics mats as our cushions and a table overhead. I am pretty sure the kids were disappointed that the evil storm changed paths just before reaching Enid, but we parents were quite relieved! I have lived all of my life in Oklahoma or Kansas minus the past 2 years in AZ and I have never taken a tornado seriously because they have always hit tiny town trailer parks and missed cities of any substance...until the past few years. We have seen major destruction in OKC, Lawrence, Minneapolis, and now in Joplin. These storms mean business. So sad.
We are gathering supplies at the church to bring to Joplin this weekend. We had already planned to visit my parents in Grove and Joplin is only 45 minutes from them, so we are going to bring all the supplies we can fit in the church van. I wish we could do more, but God will multiply our efforts. He is still in control and He loves Joplin. He'll take care of them and comfort those who call on His name.
