It’s 9 p.m. Saturday night and Tom and I both drove up to Picayune about 8 p.m. He’s at the newspaper and I’m here with my son, Mark, and his family.
Things are looking really horrible right now for not only New Orleans, but coming straight north at us in Slidell and then on north up through Picayune. However, at this time, me and Mark and family are planning on staying here at their house.
I really should be going on up to Jackson to stay with some family up there, but that would be kind of a hard trip for me to make by myself and things up there don’t look much better, anyway – just a lot further away.
We still have a little time for me to decide. I could leave as late as mid-morning tomorrow, although traffic going north up I-59 will be horrendous by then.
Since 4 p.m. this afternoon, I-59 from its beginning in Slidell all the way north for a good number of miles (I’m not sure how many at the moment, but miles and miles)is ONLY northbound traffic on both sides of the interstate.
Please pray for us that we’ll all be safe and that our homes will be spared from wind, tornadoes, falling trees, flooding, etc. Our house has flooded twice in the past because of excessive rain that couldn’t drain off, so it is a major concern.
Also, the forecast is for category 3+ hurricane winds and rains right over Slidell, with category 2 hurricane winds and rain here in Picayune.
Mark and Lynn have Zoe, 2 1/2, and Hannah, 2 months, here to worry about and care for, too. So, please pray we will all be safe.
Dee
Dee, we will be praying for you and your family, the Vogts, all others in the path of the storm. We received word from some other friends in the area that they have already headed out. We are blessed here in Africa–for all of the other difficulties–we have never had to contend with violent weather. Blessings and wisdom be upon you in the decisions you will make.
Praying for you!
Dee, I’m adding my prayers for your families, and for your homes. Stay dry and safe.
Dee,
You are the first person I thought of this morning after watching the Weather Channel. Hold on to your Weather Vane!
Prayerfully,
David
I meant Wind Vane.
Dee, I hope you and your family are safe! The Chronicle is going to be posting updates on our Web sites and would welcome any information from you and other church members about the hurricane and ways to help. I’ll keep checking your blog, but any others with information could e-mail me at bobby.ross@christianchronicle.org.