As people of faith, we pray today for the people of Martinique, Dominica, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, the Virgin Islands and all others who have or will deal with Hurricane Dean. Although its winds have already been clocked at more than 100 MPH, the National Hurricane Center expects Dean to only grow stronger over the next 24 hours. It should reach Category 3 status by Saturday and Category 4 status by Sunday. We pray that life will be preserved. Remember these people, O God.