15 September 2007

Hurricane Felix

This is a long story very short, but the storm didn't hit us directly...it destroyed the Autonomous Atlantic Coast Region though. (It's like a country within a country). Nobody was doing anything to help...not even the Red Cross or government, so four friends and I called a shrimping company and started a supply chain for water and food. We were the first supply to hit the villages four days after the storm. The US Navy search and rescue was getting lists from us about what to do and where to go. Since we were the only ones that got anything done in a timely manner (you would not believe how many answered prayers that took), the President of the Autonomous Region has put us in charge of coordinating the relief effort. So I'm flying back up Tuesday to help him and to deliver more supplies. More adventure in one week than a lifetime should have. Things like buses sinking in Rivers and having to jump off and rescue the women and children...you know, that old chestnut.