Aussie Joy's Life

Well, this past weekend I’ve been with Alabaster Box in Buffalo and Rochester in Western New York – about 800 miles from the devastation hitting Nashville, Tennessee and surrounding areas.  It seems to have made national and international news all around the world… The photos here are taken out the window driving through… the river was still rising… peeking at over 10 feet higher then levy’s!  My house was safe… even my garden seemed to somehow miraculously live through the indulgence of water!

If you’re only now finding out these are some great sites to check out for the a bit of a picture of what’s going on.

Montage of Nashville’s Flooding by Michael Deppisch view here

The Tennessean for photos from all over the place

The famous Opryland Hotel (with all the gardens and river inside!) filling up with water from outside – here

The Titans Stadium looking like a bowl of water – here

If your house was flooded go to Chris Crimmin’s website to see his ‘So my house flooded, now what?’

My pics of our drive back into town – here

Keep the crew here in Nashville in your prayers.

To help out you can donate through Nashville’s Red Cross or volunteer with Samaritan’s Purse.

Thanks for your prayers for Nashville this week and coming months.  It’s crazy to see so much devastation so close to home… in places I frequent…  Friends houses flooded… Streets turned to rivers… Parks turned to dams and shops turned to slop.  We certainly cannot hoard our treasures here on earth… they can all be washed away in an instance and not be worth a cracker.

Treasures in Heaven

¹⁹“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. ²⁰But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.  Matt 6:19-20

Gas station underwater