We usually attend Green Valley Church (GVC) in Rancho Bernardo on Sunday mornings. Today's service was quite touching. GVC had at least 7 families lose their home in the fires.
Pastor Doug had a few people share their stories and one was from a fireman who we used to have a Bible study with. He shared his story and it was amazing. He was right in the middle of some heavy action in Westwood, a hard hit community in Rancho Bernardo. One of the touching things he shared was the guilt he felt for the houses he couldn't save. The choices those guys had to make and the amazing actions they took to save a ton of homes blows me away. My family went and surveyed some of the damage and I was shocked at how many homes were lost but even more shocked at how much was saved. The fire fighters were working without air support (smoke in the way) and saved so much. These guys are heroes.
A great observation that Pastor Doug made was the combination of joy and sadness. On one side people who had their house saved are joyful for that yet sad for their neighbors. It's almost cruel and we don't understand. All we can lean on is that God is in control.
Posted by Tim at October 28, 2007 09:51 PM
