Continuation of Post-Flood 2010

(Devastation in a neighborhood in Nashville)

(Flooded home)

(Loading docks at Opryland Hotel)

(Woman looks out over the flood waters...)

There is so much to do in this community... It is so heartbreaking seeing my people hurting. This is where I grew up. This is where I played. These are my roots. So many lives have been touched by this... Jobs lost, houses lost, families hurt... parts of history have been damaged. However, the beautiful thing is seeing others coming together and helping each other in this tragedy. There is a sense of unity that is stronger now than it was before. If you want to help or find ways to get involved, visit:



Flood Relief Art Show
http://eastnashvilleblog.com/2010/05/04/nashville-flood-relief-art-show-this-weekend/


Hands On Nashvile
http://www.hon.org/HomePage/index.php/home.html


Links: So Nashville Is Flooded---How Can I Help?
http://nashvillest.com/2010/05/03/so-nashville-is-flooded-how-can-i-help/


Nashville Flood Relief T-Shirts
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nashville-Flood-Relief-T-shirts/124043770942805

Flood of 2010!

It began on May 2, 2010... Rain fell hard on Middle Tennessee and kept falling. By May 3, Nashville was declared a State of Emergency. Lives have been taken, and homes have been damaged or lost. It is a disaster. The photo above is a look at down Nashville next to the river...

              Here are more photos found from flickr of Nashville.

These next photos are from the Tennesseean covering all areas the flood touched. Destruction is the word...

(a park in Franklin where I played as a child)

(Two teens clinging to their car in raging waters, wating to be rescued.)

                                     (A street in Franklin...)

(Elderly woman being rescued from her West Nashville home)

It will take a while to bring this disaster to an end. Many have suffered losses. We will have to fight to bring our communities back to the ability to function normally again. We will have to stand up for each other in these times and help out our neighbors, family, friends, and strangers. We're all in this together, and together we will stand. I just pray that this will cause us all to look up to the King and stand up for Him while we stand together.