Still In The Dark

Please pray for my brother, his fiance, my cousin, his wife, and my aunt and uncle who are all still without power and are in the areas that they are now saying it will probably be after 9.22.08 before they regain power. None of them sustained any substantial damage to their homes but as you can imagine, the no power thing is really starting to wear on them.

My cousin, his wife, and my aunt and uncle live pretty close to us so they have been coming by to get ice, take showers (their hot water heaters are electric), and get things from their deep freeze that is plugged in at our house. While we love being able to help, they are getting tired of the set up. I really feel for them and wish there was more we could do. My aunt and uncle and cousin are a camping family so they are really handling it all very well but as we talked about last time they were here, it is getting old. The first time they came over for showers on Monday, it was kinda fun getting to hang out. The novelty has worn off for them. I told them our Bath House was open for business indefinitely but I know and understand that they much rather have their own electricity back. Please pray for strength for all of them. Here is a picture of us celebrating Amanda's (cousin-in-law) birthday on Monday night when they came over. It wasn't much but hopefully it was a nice distraction for all of them.

The other thing that has helped is that my Dad came to Houston on Wednesday to check on his employees and the office they have down in Webster (near NASA). He took them a commercial ice maker and then brought my brother ice and some other supplies. He then came up to us and brought us some luxuries like milk, butter, eggs, and cheese. He also brought us ice to give to my aunt and uncle. We had dinner and then he headed back to San Antonio. He had a long day but we and many others really appreciated it! Here is a picture of him with one of the company vans and the gas can he brought with him fearing that it was going to be tough to get gas in Houston. He said from driving around town and observing all the gas stations he passed that he could have gotten gas without any problem up by us.

The other thing that has helped is that my Dad came to Houston on Wednesday to check on his employees and the office they have down in Webster (near NASA). He took them a commercial ice maker and then brought my brother ice and some other supplies. He then came up to us and brought us some luxuries like milk, butter, eggs, and cheese. He also brought us ice to give to my aunt and uncle. We had dinner and then he headed back to San Antonio. He had a long day but we and many others really appreciated it! Here is a picture of him with one of the company vans and the gas can he brought with him fearing that it was going to be tough to get gas in Houston. He said from driving around town and observing all the gas stations he passed that he could have gotten gas without any problem up by us. Thanks again Dad!