Yesterday everyone kept telling me to fill up with gas before prices went crazy, I couldnt because our tank was just about on Full already. i wasnt too concerned, I dont have anywhere to go but to the stores which are close so wasnt worried too much. I saw gas for $2.62 yesterday morning, apparently the price has jumped at least 30 cents in Baltimore overnight.
My FIL drove from Ohio down to Alabama and now Mississippi to meet up with Dean and the CIA group. Last night my MIL said that Dad had to wait in line to buy $20 worth of gas and that is all they would give them. They are concerned they wont be able to get enough gas to get them out of the area when it’s time for them to head home again in a few days. that thought scared me because I know Dean has to be at work on Tuesday, so please pray that the gas situation improves, particularly in the areas that were hardest hit. I know compared to the problems others are facing in that area, making sure Dean gets back home to work isnt really a priority, and I’d love for him to stay longer but we kind of need his income. We’ve always wanted to be in full time ministry somehow and we joked while we were driving him to VA that if he lost his job we’d be able to figure out how to do that, but financially I’m sure it’s not possible for us right now, and it’s not like we are already involved somewhere that we could serve full time in any sort of ministry area. we can dream, until then the reality is he needs to be back to work on Tuesday and we can only pray that it works out for him to get home in time. For now they’re setting up to serve food to the victims of Katrina in Gulfport Mississippi. They only have one cell phone that is working and I’m sure I’ll hear from him as little as once a day until he makes his way closer to home. He called late last night when it was his turn to use the phone and then had to get off just a few minutes later so his dad could call his mom.
I have almost decided to not watch the news anymore, it’s too sad for me to handle and I have been trying to shelter Caleb from seeing any of it. I will keep checking some things online, I’ve been following some local news channels in Gulfport and channel 6 from new orleans via the internet. But I think I’m done torturing myself with watching the news.
