25 Jan
Hey, all!
Well, we had torrential rains here in Southern Cal last week, and a number of things ended up floating away here... Lori went south to San Vicente middle of last week (when the storms were starting up) and after arriving, the torrential water-rush out of the mountains took out the San Vicente bridge.
It seems that the main and only road up-and down Baja from Ensenada all the way to Los Cabos (southern tip of Baja) got tore up real good, with numerous brideges and whole sections of the road missing.
SO, as of this writing, Lori is stuck in San Vicente. She has called a couple of times to say she is safe, dry, has electricity and drinking water (rationed). It sounds like about 200 people in the work camps around San Vicente lost their places to stay, and are being housed in the local schoolhouse and the church. Lori and the missionary couple down there (Dave and Lynn) are ministering to those people in whatever way they can. Lori says alot of hats went out... some gathered by Lori's hat ministry... to the people who had to evac their homes as the floods came in off the mountain.
As of this writing, the Mex Govt has declared a state of emergency, and there has been an effort to create a temporary road THRU the riverbed so people can pass... of course, rain is predicted for tomorrow here and down Baja...
Lori said that, since they did have power and not much else to do, she held sewing class today (Monday) and had like 12 students in the morning and 10 in the afternoon...
SO, pray for Lori and the missionary couple (Dave and Lynn) and the village of San Vicente, Baja Mexico in this time.
Of course, Lori's San Vicente trip may turn into HER "50 days in Baja" like my past "50 Days in Zambia" in 2009.
your bro, Chris
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