Path

We are watching the path of Hurricane Ike. The people of Baton Rouge are watching it with keen interest and praying that it spares them from another direct hit.

Last night I received a text message from our Communications Coordinator in Flint advising our team to be on the road no later than 2 pm today to avoid the outer bands of weather associated with Hurricane Ike.

We will do our best.

This morning I looked at its projected path again and the weather forecasters are saying that it is headed to Houston.

There is a message posted advising nearly 1 million people to begin evacuating to avoid being in the path of another hurricane. Some will comply, some will stay and some will wait and see. All will be affected.

Today we will end our work in Baton Rouge. Other teams are already in the staging process to address the effects of Ike should it come ashore as predicted.

After seeing the damage caused by Gustav, my heart goes out to those who will have similar experiences in Texas later this week.

It is comforting to know that there will be people who will travel many miles to provide aid to those affected by the storm. Even then it is sad to think of all of the destruction.

As we head home, we go back with the assurance that in small ways we have made a big difference. The same will be true for the people of Texas.