A home in Slave Lake burned to the ground.Tim Chesterton, an Anglican priest who lives in Edmonton, Alberta, writes to give an update on the aftermath of the fire in the nearby town of Slave Lake:
Hi Mimi:
Thanks so much for mobilising the troops for prayer for Slave Lake. On that subject, I thought this might interest you.
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Your friend in Christ,
Tim
From the Anglican Journal:
When Pastor Leigh Sinclair and the congregation of St. Peter’s Ecumenical Church in Slave Lake, Alta., gathered for a confirmation service last Sunday morning, they didn’t think the wildfires were close enough to town to be worried.
Most went to celebration lunches and barbeques for the newly-confirmed. At around 3 p.m., Sinclair said people at a barbeque party she attended started getting worried. “Everybody thought, ‘This isn’t normal. There’s too much smoke!’ ”
By 6 p.m., Sinclair–who pastors a shared ministry with the Anglican, United and Lutheran churches–packed a bag and started the long drive to her parent’s home in Edmonton, joining a stream of vehicles on the road out of town.
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She would later learn that two-thirds of Slave Lake burned down. Her home and St. Peter’s church were spared but five families who belonged to St. Peter’s lost everything. (My emphasis)
Thanks be to God that no lives were lost. Pray for the people of Slave Lake and the other towns who lost everything as they begin to rebuild their homes and their lives.
If you recall Tim asked for prayers for the people in the area several days ago.
Tim blogs at Faith, Folk, and Charity.
Photo from the Vancouver Sun.
Thank you my friend.
ReplyDeleteAmen. Prayers offered.
ReplyDeleteThanks for keeping us informed, Tim.
Tim, you're quite welcome. My heart goes out to the people who lost all.
ReplyDeleteWe are in drought conditions here in south Louisiana, too. We've had only small, containable fires thus far, but there is a no-burn order in place.
Good heavens - droughts, fires and potential flooding at the same time??? Well - prayers ascending...
ReplyDeleteYes, Tim. Imagine! The Mississippi River flood situation is looking a bit better for Baton Rouge and New Orleans, but, of course, those who will be flooded by the opening of the Morganza Floodway to relieve the pressure on the levees in BR and NO will still be affected. The folks in the path of the water from the floodway have made good headway in constructing levees and barriers that should protect at least some of the areas that would otherwise be flooded.
ReplyDeleteUntil the river crests within a few days, I suppose it's best that we don't have heavy rain.