Too much rain!!!

We have had way too much rain!!
My brother & sister-in-law are homeless. They live in Rushford, MN at least they did. They were at my house Saturday so they were not home when the town flooded. They got a voicemail from their neighbor that the neighborhood was evacuated at 3:30 AM. Their neighbor hardly got out before the street turned into a flood. We didn;t have a clue what was goign on with the town and their house, and their dogs and cats until Sunday night when they finally heard from their neighbor. Their dogs were rescue by the sheriff who came in on a airboat to rescue them. By the time they got to them the black lab/St Bernard mix was treading water. The sheriff gave the dogs to their neighbor and then was take to anmal control. Then my brother & sister-in-law went down to Rushford Monday to rescue their three cats. And Tuesday they moved the dogs to a kennel in Canton, MN. Their cats & my brother & sister-in-law are staying with us for awhile. My brother & sister-in-law went down to Rushford to see what was going on with the town and their house. They were told it was not safe to step into the house. They will inspect the house tomorrow to see if is habitable.
Please pray for them. They are not sure what is going to happen to their house and where they will live.

New York City/Brooklyn, NY

10 days road trip to New tork City and on to Brooklyn, NY for a misison trip with Youth Works.

events & highlights from the trip:

Going through a toll in Illinois, oops!!! Getting lost in Toledo, OH. Driving in Pennsylvania, seemed like forever!!! Seeing the skyline of New York City, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island for the first time. Staying at a hostel in Manhattan near Central Park. Parking ramp where we parked our three vans and a trailer. Manhattan houses.

Driving in NY City and turning right on a red light, oops didn't know about that law until later.

Spending time on the ferry and almost falling down from the waves on the ferry. The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Manhattan skyline from the ferry.

China town/sweatshop , purse experience.

United Nations

World Trade Center Site

Times Square, eating in a nice restaurant, because we were tired and hot and hungry!!!

Church in Manhattan

Central Park, waiting in the subways forever.

Youth Works site in Brooklyn, NY in Chinatown

rain all day!!!

Kids Club that didn't exist because of the rain

Brooklyn Bridge

Puerto Rican Senior Center

Kids Club and the view of the Manhattan skyline, very pretty!!!

drip, drip, drop

a shower, finally only it was about 5 minutes long!

Costco parking lot!!

parking!!!! and trying to find a parking spot

Sanitation dept rules, parking on one side of street and waiting until 10AM for parking spot on other side of street

Senior Center, bingo, new friends!!

Cultural diversity, especially in Brooklyn, NY

Dunkin Donuts, best coffee!!!

Coney island, the rollercoaster, which i went on!!! ocean!!!

BBQ with community and meeting New Yorkers!!! my new friends!!

the drive back home-long!!!! back to Toledo, OH

YMCA and showers!!!

God is awesome and Amazing!!!

Back home and was exhausted. Slept forever!!!!