The Aftermath of Katrina in Texas

My friend was in a restuarant in Tyler, TX last week and met a couple with their niece who were from New Orleans. The child's father was disabled and could not evacuate as quickly. At that point, they didn't know where the child's father was and did not have any communication capabilities. They didn't know what to do. The lady said that many evacuees in the area were getting jobs at Walmart just to pay for hotel and food costs. These stories are everywhere!

On a positive note, people are really trying to help as much as possible. My parents live near Houston. Yesterday, they went to train to do certain volunteer work at the Astrodome and were told that they did not need anymore volunteers. They already had about 30,000 volunteers! That's great! Mom is on the list in case they ever need her help in other ways. Also, Second Baptist Church is providing one meal a day for everyone in the Astrodome for two months. Rick Warren was going to be having a big rally getting all of the churches involved with helping and ministering to the evacuees.