Good morning Carol,
My prayers continue for you and everyone in these areas of devistation. We
stand with you and pray for those waters to recede. Keep the faith my
sister.
Huggs and blessings,
Virgie and lady Hoshi
doing business at
www.vunderwood.ktostemtech.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 5:45 AM
Subject: UK WEATHER UPDATE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING
> Hi all,
>
> Well, I thought I'd update you . . . and will be glad of continued
> prayers.
>
> First to say is that Mike and I are both OK at present, with food in the
> cupboard and at least most things working in the house . . .. Mike is at
> work and does have a distance to travel by bus. Meantime, as predicted,
> the water comes ever closer to us.
>
> Let me say though that of course some of the country is well and truly
> much worse than we are right now. There have been three known fatalities
> so far. It seems that one man, having had too much to drink, went for a
> swim in the water overflow in Tukesbury (one of the most severely hit
> places). Sadly, a lady there also lost her twins who were born
> prematurely. They did get them to hospital, but not quickly enough.
>
> Tukesbury was reported to be slightly improved yesterday but still most
> people are moving places by boat and supplies of bottled water come in
> that way. It is thought that this will need to continue for about two
> weeks. The night before last, floods came within about six inches of a
> sub-power station. One had already gone down in the area but this would
> have meant thousands more people being without any power, so of course
> that would even include mobile phones. The insurance costs last night
> were put somewhere around 3 billion (that of course is pounds) but is
> probably more realistically about 5 billion because many people do not
> have insurance.
>
> This morning sees flooding to parts of Berkshire (which is our county) and
> river levels are expected to peak late tonight or early tomorrow, with an
> inch or two of rain expected again tomorrow. To make it clear, there is
> flooding within just a few miles from here right now.
>
> Many people are getting prepared but we have not been offered any
> sandbags, not being immediately beside a river. This road is open to
> flooding though and we saw some last week when we had such heavy rain.
>
> Anyway, God knows all and sees all and we have the wonderful knowledge of
> knowing that He is taking care of us, even if there is nobody else right
> now to do that.
>
> I'll keep you updated as and when I can.
>
> Thank you, my dear family, for standing with us.
>
> --
> Carol - Reading, UK
>
> To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
> In You I trust, o my God. . . .." PS25:1-2 NIV.
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