PRAY TEAM JESUS! Hurricane Dorian Weakens to Category 1 Storm

Lord, as Hurricane Dorian reaches a Category 5 hurricane, we ask You to intervene and redirect or dissipate this hurricane from harms way. Calm the wind and the waves of the approaching hurricane, and spare those in its path from harm. Protect all those in The Bahamas, Florida and the East Coast States of the United States that are in the path of this devastating storm. Help those who are in its way to reach safety and protect their lives, families, their possessions and property along with their pets, livestock and farms.
Reassure those in its path that You are with them.

Open our hearts in generosity to all who need help in the coming days. Help us all to remember that even when life seems dark and stormy, You are in the boat with us, guiding us to safety. I pray all these things in Jesus name, Amen. Pastor Richard Mansfield

We are praying for the safety of all! Pastor Jerry McCullah leads us in prayer………

All 67 counties in Florida are in a declared state of emergency by Gov. Ron DeSantis as of Thursday as hurricane Dorian rages, building strength, toward her East coast.   Some believe Dorian may hit Florida as a category 4 storm on Monday.   If so, it will be the strongest to affect the state in nearly three decades. As Florida residents prepare, the rest of us must preprayer on their behalf.

Our Father, Creator and LORD of the heavens and the earth: All elements of nature obey Your command. We know that we cannot control the oceans, move the mountains, nor calm the weather without Your running interference on our behalf.   While on earth, You saved Your disciples from injury or death in the storm with Your Word for it to be still.  Therefore we humbly ask, as hurricane Dorian approaches land that You weaken her power while protecting all in her path. Watch over everyone, their loved ones, friends, many of whom are preparing to evacuate.  Shield them as they make ready. Give them strength, courage, and determination to face these uncertain events. Answer their prayers and ours that they be blessed with good, and be free from injury or loss of home. Help us all to remain safe in Your shelter, and to be grateful for all You do for us.  In Jesus Name we Pray On! Amen

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Friday Update:

After Dorian rips Bahamas, St. John’s, St. Ben’s students rally

Thursday Midday Update:

Tornadoes hit Carolinas as Hurricane Dorian floods Charleston; 200K without power
A reinvigorated Hurricane Dorian roared toward the Carolinas on Thursday, bringing tropical storm conditions along the South Carolina coast and flooding in Charleston, along with the threat of tornadoes across the region, including northward into North Carolina.

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Thursday Morning Update:

Dorian, back to a Category 3 hurricane, creeps up U.S. coast

Wednesday Update:

Bahamians begin rescues as Dorian moves on toward U.S.

September 4, 2019  |  READ TIME: 5 minutes   DONATE   In The Daily Article today: Why some are not evacuating ahead of the hurricane C. S. Lewis on war (and hurricanes) An ancient Christian custom with transforming potential Hurricane Dorian turned north overnight and is about one hundred miles off of Florida’s east coast this morning. At least seven people were killed in the Bahamas; dozens are still being rescued from floodwaters.The Category 2 storm, with winds of 110 mph, is lashing central Florida’s east coast today. Flash floods and a life-threatening storm surge are expected. More than two million people in Florida, Georgia, and North and South Carolina have been warned to evacuate. Not everyone is leaving, however. Employees of the Hunkerdown Hideaway in downtown Cocoa Beach, Florida, vow to remain open “till the police shut us down.” Some say that the expense of evacuating and the income they would miss make leaving almost impossible for them. Their dilemma could be solved if they knew where (or if) the hurricane would strike land. It’s an astounding fact in our day of remarkable technological sophistication that such vital and practical information is unavailable to those who need it most. How many people work for the National Weather Service? Our problem is not that our best people aren’t doing their best. The National Weather Service employs 2,600 operational meteorologists and hydrologists; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 2019 budget exceeds $5 billion. And yet, using the most advanced technology in history, our best meteorological scientists are still unable to predict the precise path of a hurricane. The consequences of this fact are staggering. The Congressional Budget Office estimates government costs for hurricanes at $28 billion a year. Coastal shoreline counties generate 40 percent of America’s jobs and are responsible for 46 percent of our gross domestic product. Clearly, our best experts are doing all they can. But their limits show us our own. “Life has never been normal” Researchers predict that cancer will become the leading cause of death in the US by next year. And yet the National Cancer Institute’s budget for this year is $5.74 billion. As the father of a cancer survivor and the son of a cancer victim, I wish it were more. My point is that disasters and diseases demonstrate the finitude of fallen humans. We can do so much more in the world than ever before. For instance, distributing this article without email would require $90,000 in postage and would render today’s column outdated by the time it arrived in your physical mailbox. But the issues that matter most are beyond our capacity to influence or even predict. I don’t know if I’ll be alive to write Thursday’s Daily Article; you don’t know if you’ll be alive to read it if I do. In this sense, the unpredictability and devastation of Hurricane Dorian is nothing new on our fallen planet. What C. S. Lewis said of war can be said of a hurricane: It “creates no absolutely new situation; it simply aggravates the permanent human situation so that we can no longer ignore it. Human life has always been lived on the edge of a precipice. . . . We are mistaken when we compare war with ‘normal life.’ Life has never been normal.” “The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.” When we face a foe stronger than we are, it’s wise to trust in a power stronger than it is. Scripture says of the Lord: “It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens. When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth” (Jeremiah 10:12–13). When Jesus “rebuked the wind and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’” here’s what happened: “The wind ceased, and there was a great calm” (Mark 4:39). The God who parted the Red Sea and stopped the flooded Jordan River is more powerful than Dorian or any other disaster. Of course, it’s human nature to ask why this omnipotent God didn’t stop Dorian from devastating the Bahamas. When our son was diagnosed with cancer several years ago, I asked the Lord why he didn’t answer my daily prayers for Ryan’s health. Eventually, I came to peace with the fact we discussed yesterday: my fallen mind cannot comprehend God’s “higher” thoughts and ways (Isaiah 55:8–9), so turning from my Father when I need him most only makes suffering worse. For today, let’s consider that the unpredictability and danger of natural disasters and diseases should remind us daily of our frailty and limitations. The more advanced our technology becomes, the more tempting our hubris. “Living your life as an offering of thanksgiving” What Hurricane Dorian does this week is beyond our control. But how we respond to that fact is not. When we remember that this world is not our home and that all we “own” actually belongs to the One who made it, we are free to live for heaven on earth and trust the results to our Father. Curtis Almquist of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist offers this advice: “All the things which you could call your ‘possessions’—both the tangible and the intangible—give them up. I’m not saying to disregard or devalue them; quite to the contrary, I’m speaking of ‘giving them up’ like an offering, acknowledging to God how God has acknowledged you in them. In the ancient vocabulary of the church, this is called ‘an ablation,’ living your life as an offering of thanksgiving.” Will you offer your ablation to God today? 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‘Total devastation’: Hurricane slams parts of the Bahamas

Tuesday Evening Update:

‘Total devastation’: Hurricane slams parts of the Bahamas

Monday Update:

Dorian pounds relentlessly at desperate Bahamas

DORIAN TRIGGERS MASSIVE FLOODING; 5 DEAD

Sunday Update:

Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 storm

Fierce Hurricane Dorian now threatens wider stretch of U.S.
Hurricane Dorian slogged toward the Bahamas and Florida as a fierce Category 4 storm and threatened a widening stretch of the southeastern U.S.

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Saturday Morning Update:

Hurricane Dorian strengthens, shifts toward Carolinas as Florida is forecast to avoid direct hit
“There’s been a notable change overnight to the forecast of Dorian after Tuesday,” the National Hurricane Center said on Twitter.

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Hurricane Dorian strengthens to “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm
Hurricane Dorian became a potentially devastating Category 4 storm on Friday evening as it continued to churn in the Atlantic on its course toward Florida.

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Friday Morning Update!

Updated at 7:50am August 29th:

Hurricane Dorian roars toward Florida as state of emergency declared
Hurricane Dorian is moving through the Caribbean and is expected to bring heavy rains to the Bahamas, Florida and the southeast U.S. by this coming weekend, the National Weather Service said, urging people in its potential path to start preparing.

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UPDATED at 3:18pm August 28th:

Florida declares state of emergency as Hurricane Dorian continues to strengthen
Tropical storm Dorian was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane and is on track to hit Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Projection models forecast the storm will make landfall on Florida’s coast as a Category 3.

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UPDATED at 2:50pm August 28th:

Dorian is now a Category 1 hurricane headed for Puerto Rico, could hit Florida as a 3
The Category 1 Hurricane Dorian is headed across the Atlantic, over Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and towards Florida and the Bahamas.. Updates show storm could hit Florida as a Category 3.

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Two years after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico faces crucial test from Dorian
Puerto Rico is bracing for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian even as it continues to recover from a devastating 2017 hurricane season. The storm will also be a test for Gov. Wanda Vazquez, who has had the job for less than a month.

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Critical moment for Tropical Storm Dorian just hours away
The storm’s path over the next few hours could help determine how big a threat it will pose as it heads toward Florida

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