It is so hard to believe how quickly things can change. As if Monday's bombings were not enough tragedy for one week, now we hear that a fertilizer plant in the tiny town of West, Texas, just north of Waco, exploded multiple times with resulting loss of life and severe injuries. Well over one hundred people were effected in the initial explosions. Possibly some firefighters and other first responders were lost in the secondary explosion. In any case, some of the firefighters are unaccounted for at this time.
The loss of life and the severe injuries are terrible in themselves, but also many homes and other structures were damaged so severely that the area looked as if a major hurricane had blasted through. Many pets and some livestock were killed in the explosions as well. I am sure that some of my former workmates are responding to this tragedy, and I send them, as well as all effected, my prayers for their safety, and my hope that the missing are found alive, that help reaches them as soon as possible.
Tragedy can strike anywhere, anytime, and with unbelievable fury. May God be with all the people in West tonight, with all the responders, and may He cover them with His protection while they are in harm's way. As for those who lost their lives, I know they are in His care now...and it is their loved ones who need God's love and comfort in their loss.
God bless West, Texas...
The loss of life and the severe injuries are terrible in themselves, but also many homes and other structures were damaged so severely that the area looked as if a major hurricane had blasted through. Many pets and some livestock were killed in the explosions as well. I am sure that some of my former workmates are responding to this tragedy, and I send them, as well as all effected, my prayers for their safety, and my hope that the missing are found alive, that help reaches them as soon as possible.
Tragedy can strike anywhere, anytime, and with unbelievable fury. May God be with all the people in West tonight, with all the responders, and may He cover them with His protection while they are in harm's way. As for those who lost their lives, I know they are in His care now...and it is their loved ones who need God's love and comfort in their loss.
God bless West, Texas...
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