On Wednesday of this week Pensacola was 20 inches behind in rainfall. We are quickly catching up. Thursday morning I was at the Pensacola Bay Baptist Associational meeting. Dr. Ed Stetzer was teaching in the morning session when I received a message on my phone. (Yes, I had it on vibrate during the seminar.) Word was a tornado was on the ground in downtown Pensacola. We all paused to pray and then made some calls to see about family, churches and so forth. The Greater Little Rock Baptist Church lost a roof. We will be helping them as the need is presented. 

We know about storms in Pensacola. And with each one the Lord is always found faithful. Every storm is different, but once again we can look for ministry opportunities to those most affected by the damage from yesterday’s tornado. Ed Stetzer was teaching about being a missional church when the storm blew in. We can once more practice what we know.   

At my house I have had phone calls and e-mails from points across the nation where former members and friends have heard about the storm on television. Many of them have made contact to see if we were all right. It is always good to hear from friends who care. I encourage you to reach out to someone with a call, a card or a visit. It does make a difference. 

Pastor Ted Traylor      

Posted on Friday, October 19th, 2007 at 9:58 am.
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