2007 San Diego Wild Fires - Part 1

This past week Southern California has had a repeat of our own version of "Hell Week" as more than half a million people were evacuated out of the way of totally out of control brush fires.

If you couple that with the earthquakes that happen now and then, you can see why at least some wags have termed our share of worldly natural disasters as "shake and bake."

But I digress . . . .

Watching local and national news coverage gives the impression that the Red Cross and the Salvation Army are the only 2 relief agencies that ever show up anywhere. The Red Cross probably gets at least 75% of the coverage, and the Salvation Army gets the rest.

You would think no one else came to help. You would be wrong. Here is a small, partial list of organizations who are working with local churches to bring relief to those who need it:

Samaritan's Purse

San Diego Rescue Mission

Heart to Heart International

Convoy of Hope

These people do everything from providing masks and water and kits containing personal hygiene items, to bringing skip loaders to help clear debris off a burned lot so the owner can begin to rebuild.

They do it all in the name of Christ. (As does the Salvation Army, BTW . . . )