For those of you living in the United States... I'm sure you've heard.
Those of you living in other countries who may not know, parts ofLouisiana and Mississippi have been completely and utterly devastated by the Hurricane that struck Monday. Entire cities are literally underwater,1000sare now homeless, thosewho's homes withstood the winds arewithout power and 1000's are feared dead. I've been watching my tv and it is terrifying to know that people are going through this.


I hope that none of you have family and friends from that area, but if you do, please know that they are in my constant thoughts and prayers. My uncle's entire family is from Louisiana and the last they heard from his sister on Sunday night his 18 year old nephew was very ill and in a hospital in downtown New Orleans (which is now completely under water). So they were unable to evacuate. No one can get through to anyone because phone lines are down... and knowing that so many are dead... we can really only pray. They expect families to be without power for months... and those hundreds of thousands who lost their homes will have to completely start over. This is the worst natural disaster in the U.S. in MANY, MANYyears... no one could have been prepared...
There's little or no food, no water, no where to seek shelter,they're now saying they are afraid of epedemics like cholera and thyphoid fever... this is scary...


so please... if you don't mind... please say some prayers...
It's so hard to even watch the television without crying. While not nearly the widespread destruction... to the communities it struck it reminds me so much of the tsunami...


~RachelEdited by: kentuckygalrk