All right, so Sunny and I were SUPPOSED to spend this week in Gulf Shores with her family for a much needed vacation. God had other plans. As you probably know, Hurricane Katrina has been ravaging the coasts of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana all day long. We were evacuated from our hotel, so we decided to head east to Panama City.
Once we checked in and realized we were going to be OK, I walked down to the beach here. The waves were absolutely incredible. The wind was the strongest I’d ever seen. Now, I don’t want to belittle the tragedy and loss that many are experiencing as a result of this horrible storm. Early estimates suggest that Katrina will cost insurance companies between 9 and 23 BILLION dollars in compensation, which would make it the most destructive storm to hit the US. All this is to say nothing of the emotional cost to rebuild the lives & homes that have been destroyed by Katrina. But as I walked the beach here, on the eastern-most periphery of Katrina’s stormy weather, I couldn’t help but realize God’s vast greatness and my utter and complete “smallness”.
In that moment, I could do nothing but worship the God of all creation. I might as well have been a speck of sand standing on that beach shore….that’s how small I felt when I compared myself to God. And I was reminded that I am in relationship with a God who is so much greater than my ever-present fears, a God greater than any storm I might weather.
God bless you as you read this. May you experience the greatness of God that my words simply don’t do justice to. And let’s all keep the devastated families in Mobile, Biloxi & New Orleans in our thoughts & prayers in the coming days.
already & not yet 
Hey…please be praying for some of my friends and their families. The majority of my closest friends are from the Gulfport/Long Beach area. It got hit so hard and every picture is tragic. Some don’t know if they have houses to go back to. Thankfully, their families were safe from the storm. Here are some names to be praying for:Laurel Walker and her family. Her mom, Mrs. Brenda, is actually in a hospital in Montgomery right now. They came up here to get away, and Mrs. Brenda has been fighting cancer for a long time. It has been putting her in and out of the hospital so much. They are having a hard time dealing with everything. Cancer, and now they might not have a house. They only lived about two miles from the beach.Kyle Fergueson and familyWill Collins and familyTaylor Lane and familyHolly Pounders and familyRivers Smith and familyJessie Coats and familyI know that there are millions of people that need prayers right now involving this hurricane, but here are a few names that you could pray specifically. Thanks! Jenna