We had some hurricane refugees in our church on Sunday. Two families. One family's husband is still in NO. He is a cop and will probably be there for awhile.
The other family is a family of three. Husband and wife had to carry their daughter out by holding her above their heads. The water was neck deep.
Our pastor had them stand up and the church gathered around and prayed over them. Then afterwards they got bombarded with people giving them money. Somebody gave the husband a job and promised the wife to help her find one.
They aren't moving back either. They are planning on restarting here in Austin. I have been hearing that alot on the news. Texas got flooded with refugees...no pun intended.
They were shocked by the generosity here. We have people left and right going down to the Convention Center downtown and grabbing a family and bringing them home with them to live. They said if something like this had happened to Texas there is no way N.O would have done a thing for them.
I started the "spoiled america" thread and kinda regret it now. While the nation as a whole still has that "I deserve everything" mentality, their has been some real generosity going on...especially from the church.
The other family is a family of three. Husband and wife had to carry their daughter out by holding her above their heads. The water was neck deep.
Our pastor had them stand up and the church gathered around and prayed over them. Then afterwards they got bombarded with people giving them money. Somebody gave the husband a job and promised the wife to help her find one.
They aren't moving back either. They are planning on restarting here in Austin. I have been hearing that alot on the news. Texas got flooded with refugees...no pun intended.
They were shocked by the generosity here. We have people left and right going down to the Convention Center downtown and grabbing a family and bringing them home with them to live. They said if something like this had happened to Texas there is no way N.O would have done a thing for them.
I started the "spoiled america" thread and kinda regret it now. While the nation as a whole still has that "I deserve everything" mentality, their has been some real generosity going on...especially from the church.
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