DaveHawk
09-12-05, 10:50 PM
My uncle lives in Slidel, 12 miles outside of N.O. It took the dirrect hit from the storm with upto 175 confirmed winds sustained for 5 hours. One thing about this whole ordeal; you can tell the believers from the non-believers. You can see hope in their eyes and actions and in their voice. You see allot more in their faces from the many hours they have worked to shovel mud, tear out drywall and carry everything to the curbs that was not above 5' and then furniture littered the streets, trees, boats,cars and anything else in the path of the 29'wave. Much of the area of Slidel along the Ponchatain is tooth picks. To see any place without dammage you would have to travel inland many miles. I have some picks I need to develop and I'll get them up.
Jimmy [uncle] is very smart man, he developed the oxgen respatory device which you see all people with oxgen tanks useing. I didn't know this. He also improved a device to anchor boats to docks. His pileings are 30' their is damage to the pilings 1' below the tops from the boats banging into them but his 2 boats , a sail and a shrimp boat are the only 2 that stood the termindes winds of the storm in the whole area. Unbelivable !
Now for the great news, Jimmy was asked to come to a church by his frind the local shariff and I told Jeff the sheriff I would like to go and in the morning Sunday, Jimmy said I'm comming with you. It has been 30 years sence he has been to church. His mother is the one I know who prayed for me many many nights and I know he was brought up in church. His family is in termol and my cusin , she could not believe he went. I did allot of sharing the Love of Chirst while I was their and found also glimmers of hope in family members. Many tears were shead and the Lord gave me strigth to console and give hope. although I was only their 2 days it was like a life time. My brother had been their a week when my dad and I arrived and he worked so hard. Shoveling mud and helping Jimmy to clear the house, When Rod left Jimmy broke down. When I was packing up books from the upper shevels I found a KJV and asked if he read it and he responded , do you think I'm an athist? I told him no , I know you have known the truth and once you know it it hard to turn from it and he took the bible and put it where it would not get packed. I think that may be what lead him to want to go church with me. Just a quich little insight to the sole. Praise God for He knows what is needed when it's needed.
Jimmy [uncle] is very smart man, he developed the oxgen respatory device which you see all people with oxgen tanks useing. I didn't know this. He also improved a device to anchor boats to docks. His pileings are 30' their is damage to the pilings 1' below the tops from the boats banging into them but his 2 boats , a sail and a shrimp boat are the only 2 that stood the termindes winds of the storm in the whole area. Unbelivable !
Now for the great news, Jimmy was asked to come to a church by his frind the local shariff and I told Jeff the sheriff I would like to go and in the morning Sunday, Jimmy said I'm comming with you. It has been 30 years sence he has been to church. His mother is the one I know who prayed for me many many nights and I know he was brought up in church. His family is in termol and my cusin , she could not believe he went. I did allot of sharing the Love of Chirst while I was their and found also glimmers of hope in family members. Many tears were shead and the Lord gave me strigth to console and give hope. although I was only their 2 days it was like a life time. My brother had been their a week when my dad and I arrived and he worked so hard. Shoveling mud and helping Jimmy to clear the house, When Rod left Jimmy broke down. When I was packing up books from the upper shevels I found a KJV and asked if he read it and he responded , do you think I'm an athist? I told him no , I know you have known the truth and once you know it it hard to turn from it and he took the bible and put it where it would not get packed. I think that may be what lead him to want to go church with me. Just a quich little insight to the sole. Praise God for He knows what is needed when it's needed.