All night long we heard the wind banging against the windows and the rain pelting the house. The wind was blowing so hard we feared the windows might give way. A fear fed by the fact that rain water started seeping in through the front-facing windows. We were blessed that our windows held.
My uncle brought over a little battery operated t.v., and throughout the hours without electricity we would switch it on and soak up the images of the world outside our house, as devastating as most of them were. Today, we were blessed to be some of the fortunate few that are able to watch the newscasts, both positive and negative.
As dawn broke and the sky began to lighten, we could actually see the wind and rain pounding our house. We were blessed that we only had to endure a few short hours of seeing the onslaught.
When the rain let up, we stepped outside to quickly survey the damage. We were blessed that only parts of the fence went down and nothing slammed into our house.
Halfway through Saturday, I don't know when exactly because we were all passed out, miserable from the heat, our electricity came back. We were blessed, considering that as of Sunday evening there are still over 2.5 million people without power.
We have electricity, water & gas in our home, as well as plenty of drinking water, food and emergency supplies. I was able to take a shower this morning. What a blessing!
Ike wrecked havoc on my city, and I'm saddened by the images flooding the television and internet. On Wednesday I'm supposed to board a plane and fly far, far away from my home. I'm gutted to be leaving when my city is in such devastation. I'd much rather stay behind and help my friends and family recover. But I know they, and Houston, are in good hands. And I pray many more blessings will be showered upon them in the coming days, weeks, and years.
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I like your attitude. I hope the rest of the packing and preparing goes well. We'll see you in the UK soon!
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