My parents arrived in Greensburg yesterday for a short visit and to help with cleanup efforts. I think my Mom was pretty taken aback by the extent of the damage. My aunt reminded me that Mom and Dad don't have the internet or cable/satellite, so all the hours of images the rest of us have seen online and on TV have told us much more than she knew. She did watch TV at some friends' house Saturday and had some idea of the damage, but not as much as the rest of us. Even so, I'm sure that in person, it's much worse.
They uncovered a few more treasures yesterday. I didn't get as much information as I had the day before, but I think they found a few more pictures and Cassie found some of her sports medals. Cassie was also able to get into her locker at school and found a hoodie and some other personal things. She left the textbooks. ;) That's my girl.
They did plan to return to the property today to do some more searching, but I think they were also going to try to go to town to buy some things. Thank you to all Mom and Dad's friends who stopped by with donations before they left for Kansas. I know that money will be a big blessing as they try to buy basic necessities.
Continue to pray for their safety as they work in and around the rubble. Mom mentioned yesterday that as time goes by, the smell goes up. Hadn't thought about food that had been in freezers now thawing and stinking...and hiding. Please also pray for relief from the sun. Cassie said she was really, really burned yesterday, and very sore too. Don't pray for so much sun relief that you pray in more rain or anything...just some cloud shade.
Some of you had asked and to Cassie's knowledge, none of the fatalities were members of their church or close friends of theirs. That in no way lessens the impact of those deaths, of course, but just answers that question.
6 comments:
What is wrong with her leaving her text books behind!! sheesh! ha ha. Well I'm glad they are finding some things. They are strong people!
Well, she CLAIMS she left them because they weren't her property. Uh huh, yeah sure. ;) They are all my heroes.
I certainly would leave my textbooks behind too. Bek, I hadn't even realized that this was the town your sister lived in until today, as I'm catching up on my blog readings.
They are in my prayers!
Too bad the textbooks couldn't have blown away and left another picture behind! Speaking of which - you'll appreciate this, being a word person yourself - I almost wrote in this post that my Mom was "blown away" by the destruction. Then I realized that probably wasn't the best choice o words. WOOPS.
Thanks for your prayers...it's been a crazy few days, that's for sure!!
Bekah,
Would it be OK if I posted over at my blog about what your family is going through? It would be mostly links to your posts, from the perspective of getting a glimpse at the aftermath of a disaster after the TV News crews have moved on to more exciting things.
If it would intimidate you, or make you change the way you post, to have more strangers (stranger than me) reading it, then I won't post anything.
If you'd rather email me, I added my email address to my "About Me" box on my blog.
Skyepuppy - No that's totally fine with me. I'm being careful about what I post to not reveal anything that I think they wouldn't want shared. I figure the town has pretty much lost its privacy anyway, given that every news crew in the world has moved in. Especially with the president visiting today. So post away! :)
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