A mile in their shoes

I do believe those words have been uttered by every parent, and this time they were whispered to me by that still small voice. My last post was about our hardships and woes, but now the Lord has caused me to walk a mile in someone elses shoes and I grieve for the people of Uruguay.

Last week Uruguay was once again hit with torrential rains. This time they hit to the North of us, we saw a rise in the water level which covered half the road, but we weren't affected like the people to the North of us. 12,000 are homeless, the government has allocated US $45 million in relief money, they have asked the UN to step in and give aid, they are expecting outbreaks of diseases such as Hepatitis A and Typhus, they have to fumigate all the flooded areas against the mosquitos which carry Dengue, power and communication lines are out, and all that without mentioning the effects on the agricultural industry here.

As I look around my home, that was also flooded a few weeks ago, I see belongings that easily could have been destroyed, yet the worst damage we experienced was some ruined books. The people here have so very little and the ones that have the least received the worst damage. The touching part is that most of these people must endure these hardships without the help and strength of the Lord. Pray that they may be reached with the Gospel. Pray for the Harmon family to receive the rest of their needed support so they can arrive here soon and head to their field (the city of Durazno, one of the hardest hit in the country) with the good news of the Gospel.