Disaster Assistance-Hurricane Isaac-Laplace, LA

Well a long day of driving and on the phone for 10 hours we have arrived. After many calls between myself, Fred Franke and Elder at Hollywood Road CoC we decided that other places had much more damage than Houma. So we are setup at Laplace Church of Christ. Every members house was flooded plus most of the town. All power is out so we are running on generators. Tomorrow we are going to be in full swing, serving meals and volunteers out helping cleanup. We have many Disaster Assistance regulars here, Fred is bring volunteers and Goodwood CoC is bring volunteers from Baton Rouge and I am sure others will also be here. Looks like we will be here a long time. We need your help to continue this mission work.

Hurricane Isaac from Don Hudson

We volunteers with Disaster Assistance got stuck for today in Tuscaloosa. To many storms coming thru. We leave in the morning for Houma, La. We will be working with several areas inundated by flood waters. We may have a high way patrol escort into the area. Folks there are aware we are coming and are looking forward to our presence and help as we work with them both spiritually and physically. They are very receptive in learning of this Jesus and His Church who influenced and made possible our being there to help. "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." If want to help, please go to our web site. Wwwdisasterassistancoc@gmail.c​om or call me at 931 698 3150. On behalf of so many hurting people, thank you for your concern and help.

Disaster Assistance Hurricane Isaac - Things continue to get worse.

TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. – Residents living along the Tangipahoa River were told to quickly evacuate after a potential dam break at Lake Tangipahoa, a breach that could release a torrent of water south into Louisiana. McComb, Miss., mayor Whitney Rawlings said there was a 50 percent chance the dam would fail. He said it was currently holding, but the concern is that it would eventually give. “What they’re doing now is saying, ‘OK, this thing might go. People need to be moving now in case it does go.’ And lord only knows if this thing holds or not,” Rawlings said. Around 10:10 a.m., a mandatory evacuation was called for areas along the Tangipahoa River from Kentwood through Robert, an area that would affect between 50,000 and 60,000 people. Residents within a mile of the river were asked to evacuate.

Disaster Assistance Tracking Isaac

I have arrived in Birmingham, AL with the Mobile Headquarters. We have 2 or 3 other RV's with volunteers arriving tomorrow. We all will wait here until it is safe to go into the affected areas. You can fill out volunteer form on the web site. Donation information is to your right and also on the web page.

Disaster Assistance-Hurricane Isaac

I will be taking the Mobile Headquarters to Birmingham, AL on Monday. From there I will watch and wait to see where landfall is than head that direction. If anyone who has RV wants to meet me there and be part of the First Response just let me know.

Watching Isaac and fires out West.

Tropical Storm Isaac is forecast to continue strengthening steadily as it moves through the northern Lesser Antilles on Wednesday and into the northeast Caribbean by Thursday. Isaac could become a hurricane as early as Thursday. Residents and visitors of the northern Caribbean, Yucatan Peninsula, southeastern United States and the central/eastern Gulf Coast should watch the progress of Isaac closely over the next week or more.

Oklahoma City Wildfires

We are watching the fires across the West and staying in touch with our contacts in each area of concern. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Some Oklahoma residents have returned to emergency s helters despite evacuation orders in many areas of the state being lifted, as wildfires continued to burn. A "monster" fire had devoured almost 91 square miles and continued to burn between Mannford and Kellyville in northeastern Oklahoma's Creek County as light rain and cooler temperatures gave firefighters a brief respite early Sunday, said Oklahoma Forestry Services spokeswoman Michelle Finch-Walker.

I just talked with our contact in Luther, Okla. They said there was 25 homes that was burned there.

Oklahoma Fires

Tracy Streeper hugs five year-old grandson Jesse, as they stand on the north side of Streeper's destroyed home, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 in Luther, Okla. While residents of one Oklahoma town sifted through their c harred belongings Saturday to salvage what they could after a roaring wildfire that may have been deliberately set, residents in two other towns were being ordered to evacuate their homes. The fire near Luther, which is about 25 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, destroyed nearly five dozen homes and other buildings before firefighters were able to gain some measure of control Saturday. TABLOIDS OUT Photo: AP / AP