Smoke filling the air....ashes coming down among suburban Colorado Springs....6,500 people evacuated....up to 100 homes gone. It has been less than a year since the Waldo Canyon fire, and this fire is like rubbing salt into a large open wound.
View from Downtown Colorado Springs
About 2:00 pm on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, a fire started in the thick of Black Forest--a thick forested residential area. Since then, people have lost their homes, are in fear of losing their homes, and many are wondering if the fire is heading towards their home. At this point, the fire is NOT CONTAINED.
My heart goes out to many of our church friends who have been evacuated, and a few who have lost their homes in the Black Forest Fire. One of my friends has most likely lost her home, and it also happens to be her birthday today. Not a very happy birthday if you ask me. It is so hard to sit in my nice cozy apartment when so many of my friends' homes are in danger.
But God is in control. He knows exactly what is going on, and he will take care of his people. He will watch over us and give us hope when all hope seems taken away.
Pray for the people of Black Forest. Pray for the people of Colorado Springs to open their hearts to the hurting. Pray for the firefighters and armed forces as they fight this fire with many resources. Pray for the other fires now threatening other areas of Colorado, such as the Royal Gorge Fire and the Big Meadows Fire near Estes Park. Pray, pray, pray for the winds to subside and the heat index to lower. Pray for a miracle of rain because the forecast shows nothing for the week.
We ask you, Lord, to be with the families affected by this fire. We ask you to give comfort and hope when no one else can. We pray for the strength and the energy of the firefighters as they battle this fire through today. We pray that you will intervene and protect the homes of the people in Black Forest. We know you are a good and awesome God. Even in the midst of turmoil and grief, we praise you and offer ourselves up to you. To God be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
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