Pray for Buffalo

Please pray for the people of Buffalo, New York and environs. As you know, they were hit with a major snowstorm about a week ago. Ordinarily, Buffalo handles tons of snow very well. But Jan Witkowski, who has family there, informs me that because of when the storm hit, it's been particularly devastating. Most trees still were full of leaves and virtually everyone has trees in their yards felled by the snow. The school where Jan's sister-in-law teaches has been closed for a week, designated a shelter for those unable to get back to their homes because there are still thousands without power. Flooding has proved a major problem and because of the outages, homeowners have been unable to pump the water from their homes, causing additional damage.

Jan's mother-in-law, ninety-one, a nursing home resident, seems to have handled the hours without power fairly well.

But the entire Buffalo area needs our prayers for a rapid recovery.

[Here's a news story that details some of the problems there.]