Gustav

Please be in prayer. Gustav is hitting New Orleans right now. Marshall has already received a few thousand evacuees from down south. The Civic Center is housing some. ETBU is housing people with medical needs. Then they have a list of who would house more people that come. If there is more, First Baptist will take some, the Cumberland Presbyterian, then Crossroads (that's our church) would be next. Maybe it won't get to that point, but if it does we are a little nervous. Our pastor is in Israel right now, so Jeff is the only minister on staff right now. So he would kind of be in charge along with the head deacon.

But whether they come to our church or not, please pray that God's people in this area would seek opportunities to minister through this. Pray for the evacuees. I cannot even imagine being forced to leave my home and not knowing if I will even be able to go back. Pray that their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs are met. Also, I don't know what this means for possible new students in our district. 3 of our schools are already full, but maybe we will take them anyway. If that happens, pray for teachers to be able to meet the needs of students with as much patience as possible. I really don't know what will happen. Maybe it won't happen, but pray anyway. It's just a time of uncertainty and we don't know what to expect. Thanks for your prayers!