Early Monday morning, many lives were changed, altered ,and turned upside down. It is so crazy how in one split second your whole world and perspective can change. As many of you know, I am from Pinson, Al. I lived there for 10 years before I moved to New Orleans. I graduated high school from there, learned some hard lessons from there, and have countless memories from there. But that has all changed. For those of you who dont know on Monday tornadoes ripped through Clay/ Pinson, Al and destroyed whole neighborhoods, and killed people in its path. I remember last April watching the new as those tornados ripped through Tuscaloosa. I was sad, I felt bad for those people, and my heart hurt. This time it is so much more different. I am broken, I can not think about it and not cry. I want to drop everything here in NOLA and rush back to Al to help. So many people are hurt and I am here, when I should be there. I saw a picture of where I used to live a couple years ago. We moved out of that house about 3 years ago. But my old neighboorhood is gone. I am not quite sure if our old house is still there, but with so few houses still standing, I doubt it. I have read story after story of people who have lost everything and my heart breaks now. But there is hope. Throughout all of this God is reminding me that he is still in control. He is still unshakable, ummovable God. When these people have nothing to cling to, He remains. Even though,these people lost everything, they are still alive. Most of them have few if any injuries. A house can be rebuilt, new cars can be bough, but a life can not be replaced. It brings things into perspective. Nothing is more valuable than a life. A life is irreplacable.
God has used this to remind me why I signed up for the World Race. I have always said " I want to love the unloveable, reach the unreachable and touch the untouchable". I want to be Jesus with skin on as my Dad always says. God has given me a heart, a burden for these people and I want to help them however I can! He is reigniting that burden inside of me for others. I have let that burden die, instead of letting it consume me. Day to Day living is hard, real life is tough!! I have been so focused on myself that I forgot to care about others. But thank you God for a kick in the butt sometimes. I needed to be reminded what my purpose as Lauren Lamb is. Thank you Jesus it is not to work in a Vet Clinic my whole life!! ugh. 🙁 I love people for a reason.
Anyways, thats it for today. My friends please pray for Alabama as it goes through this hard time of rebuilding. thanks.
Lauren
