When the levees of New Orleans broke, filling the city with the Gulf of Mexico? I was in Louisville, Kentucky, speaking at Southern Seminary. I had gone in the afternoon before, speaking at an outdoor evangelistic venue in the midst of a major downpour. As Hurricane Katrina was winding down, major downpours were happening across the country.  I got in very late that evening and had to be up early the next morning. I will never forget turning the television on while preparing to leave for the day, seeing the situation in New Orleans.

I was astounded and captivated by what I saw as I left to speak. The President of the seminary where I was speaking that day asked me to pray for the New Orleans Seminary family as well as the people of New Orleans. Within days, while the city was closed, I was standing in the midst of a vacated, ravaged city, led into it by a marine escort. It was all amazing.

One year later, we find ourselves watching a city being rebuilt and the entire Gulf Coast still recovering from the hurricane. I am blessed to know our great nation has responded. The people of this country care about this nation and have responded generously.

In these days, we are reminded to continue to pray for the entire Gulf Coast of our nation. There are so many families still in transition from losing a loved one, losing a home, or losing everything. Oh my, just to write it or think of it still grips me to this day. I will never forget what these two eyes saw and what this heart felt as I toured the Gulf Coast. The result of that experience was our church mobilizing hundreds of people and thousands of dollars towards the effort.

Pray for America…