Archive for September 14th, 2015
Fire
The last 24 hours have been difficult. Prayer and concern, constant companions throughout Sunday. By evening family and friends were reported safe. Many are now homeless; fleeing the ravenous flames with just the clothes on their backs. The losses are dumb-founding and mind-numbing.
Land so near and dear to my heart and memory, has been devastated by the ‘worst tragedy Lake County has ever seen’. It is not over. The threat is on-going as this fire remains wholly uncontained, wholly unpredictable, and wholly dangerous.
An immense debt of gratitude to the firefighters; emergency personnel; people of Calistoga; the Red Cross; Ranchers who opened their barns and pastures to the many displaced horses; and those who rescued wandering, disoriented pets, and now begin the search to re-unite them with their families.
In crisis is opportunity. The opportunity to practice altruism; the opportunity to discover the depths of one’s faith; the opportunity for deeper bonding and understanding between family, friends and strangers alike. The crisis will pass, but the challenge of recovery remains a formidable task.