When will God call on you?
When you wake up each day, you never really know what the day will bring? My brother-in-law, Jay, learned today that sometimes you don’t even get to wake up on your own to find out how God could use you.
First, watch this video clip.
Jay woke up at 5 am to flashing red lights. The Mississippi River, which is usually 1/2 mile away from his house, was at the door. The sheriff told him to evacuate the house. Jay went next door and woke up his 73 year old neighbor and her six grandchildren who were sleeping in her basement. Jay helped them climb a ladder to her roof where they were supposed to wait for help. Jay then rescued two dogs. While he and the woman, the six children and the two dogs waited on a roof, the woman’s basement collapsed…the same basement the six children had just been sleeping in. When they were rescued, they were taken by ambulance to the Red Cross shelter. Jay said that all he owns in his basement apartment he rents is under 9 feet of water. I told him that it was all replaceable, but that he wasn’t! He is staying tonight at a friend’s house high up in the city. I’m pretty proud of him tonight. God obviously used him in a very special way this morning.
So wonderful to hear your brother-in-law’s story of heroism–glad he and his neighbors are safe.
We continue to pray for him and others who lost so much, especially for those who lost loved ones.
Suzi