Well this is the plan for today. We verified that we have power - one of the very few in Houston. Answered prayer? I think so. Andrew went home last night for the first time since the evacuation - I imagine he will be sleeping all day - he confirmed we have power. He didn't mention any gaping holes, so I am going to assume our roof is intact.
So we are stocking up on some groceries and bought some for a friend who is already back and running low. We have heard where to fill up for gas before it becomes scarce. Robert had the foresight to fill up our truck, which we left, with gas. So we should be good for a week or more. If we didn't loose power for long, we should have plenty of food in our chest freezer. We are seeing images of people in long lines for ice, food and gas. I almost feel guilty that we have power. Our plan is to get ourselves settled and then open our home to any neighbors who need to power up phones, hand out some ice and anything else we can do.
Our church this morning was planning to work out of our parking lot starting this morning to help with recovery efforts. From what I understand the church does not have power so they are coordinating what they can using generators. Supplies of food and ice are just now being distributed - so many people are in need - I would say most of Houston.
I do not know if we will have internet when we return. So this may be my last blog for awhile. I spoke with Verizon yesterday and they have replaced many cell towers with temporary generator run towers to keep service up. We have have charged up as many things as we can in case we lose power. The blessing is that a cool front came in - people can open their windows in September and get cool air - that is unheard of in such a hot and humid place!
Keep Houston, Galveston and the other communities in your prayers. Just because some of you will not see it on the first story of the news every night does not mean everything is fine. This will take so much work it is unfathomable.
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