Ya'll, Texas has been heavy on my mind + heart. HEAVY! I keep thinking about those babies being swept away + how their mamas + daddies + sisters + brothers must be hurting + worrying + it is just weighing heavy on my heart. I have been praying + will continue to pray for all those in Texas who are lost, scared, alone, helping, wondering, worrying, crying, praying + asking God "why" right now.
I came across a video on FB + it brought me to absolute heart wrenching tears. Grown men being swept away while trying to save a little girl. Grown men, willing to put their lives at risk to save this little girl. Knowing exactly what they were walking into and selflessly choosing to do it anyways. Three or four grown men standing in the water holding as tight as they can to a tiny rope (being held by more men) trying to fight a raging river to save a little girl. The man who originally had ahold of her said he was loosing her + the men on the bank, holding onto the rope told him to put her on the rope and he told them he couldn't. He just couldn't, the current was just too much. You could see it. Two more men went closer to him to try and save that little girl + they were choking on water and trying with all their might to get her into a safer position & then they were being swept away. The video ended before the little girl was brought to safety and there was no telling, minus comments, if any of them were saved or okay. In those moments, while I was watching that video, even though whatever was happening in that video had already come to pass, I was setting there praying. Through the whole thing. Crying + praying. Praying that they would be able to save themselves and that baby girl. I watched it again, and did the same exact thing. I prayed + I cried. I don't know if everyone in that video are all ok, but I pray that they are.
I also came across another video of a bus full of the girls from the church camp. They were safe and being evacuated to their families. They were singing a song of praise + while it warmed my heart, it also broke it. Can you imagine how scared they must have been? The thoughts that ran through their minds? The pain they must be feeling? The heartache, the fear, + the whys? So thankful to be alive, but knowing many of the girls they were just laughing + worshipping God with the night before, didn't make it. Yet, there they are in a bus...praising God (how awesome is that). Can you imagine the parents? Standing there worrying + praying + waiting to see if their babies are getting off that bus? The hope they are holding onto bound so tightly with fear? The devastation as the last one gets off and your baby isn't one of them? I just can't imagine it. It absolutely tears my heart into pieces. My heart can't even begin to imagine all of the worries + whys + what ifs those mamas and daddies are thinking right now. The devastation, the pain, the worry. The heavy my heart feels, can't even compare to what so many are feeling right now + it just breaks my heart for them.
and so,
My heart, my mind + my prayers are with Texas. I am praying hard. Praying for all those who got swept away. That they are found safe + alive. Praying for those who are rescuing others. The first responders, the National Guards, the civilians, the volunteers. The nurses, the doctors. Praying that families have strength, comfort + closure for those who did not make it. Praying that the girls that are still missing from the church camp are found safe + alive. Praying that those who did survive find comfort + healing in all the ways they need it. Praying for those who are looking at the devastation of what is left of their belongings. Their clothes, their cars, their homes, their memories. That they will all be taken care of, and that they will be blessed to build their lives back. Bigger + stronger + better. Praying that our government does right by them + sends them the help that they so desperately need. Praying that the Lord is with each and every person who is affected by the flood. That he is giving every single one of them exactly what it is they need.
If Texas is heavy on your mind + heart like it is mine, won't you please join me in praying for Texas 💕