We praise the Lord for an exciting week in Yonkers! We worked with Hudson View Baptist Church which is located in a beautiful area near the Hudson River. Because their youth pastor had just moved, Daniel and Jonny did much of the preparation work for their VBS! We are praying that the Lord would bring along some youth workers for this church, to keep up with the many children that were reached!
We did have some excitement half-way through the week. On Tuesday night, right after everyone went to bed, a tremendous storm blew through the area! The storm was classified as a downburst, which are often mistaken for tornadoes due to the severity of the damage. A downburst is air diving toward the surface, whereas a tornado is composed of rising air. It was reported that the wind speed during the storm was up to 80 mph! It woke us all up around midnight--sheets of water and hail beating on our windows. The electricity was out for a whole day after the storm, because of power lines that were hit by trees. The whole team was up till 5 am bailing water out of the church basement and the pastor's house! In the morning, there were trees snapped in half all over, flower beds completely destroyed, and a huge double grill blown about 30 feet away! We are so thankful that no one was hurt! It was such a blessing to be there for the pastor and his family and help them out during this time! We are so amazed to see how God works everything out for good and directs the steps of those who delight in Him!
We love and miss you all! Pray for us this week in Brooklyn!
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I can't believe this happened to you guys! I am so glad everyone was ok, and no one has gotten sick!
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