Australia Speaking Tour 2007 - August 3rd, 2007

12:45 pm - Minneapolis Bridge

If you have heard me preach, you would be familiar with my Minnesota family roots and the stories I've told about being from a farming family in northern Minnesota. I still have aunts, uncles, cousins, my niece, and friends who live in the Minneapolis area and they often cross that bridge on rt 35. Being here in New Zealand for vacation it's like another world. When I called my husband New Zealand morning and his evening, he asked if I'd seen the news about the bridge. I hadn't and he filled me in. I have spoken with my mother and one of my cousins had just crossed the bridge before the collapse. We are waiting to hear on the whereabouts of the rest of the family. No matter what, we all need to pray for the ones who have died and their families and for the surivors as they recuperate, and for all as we struggle with such a tragedy.
Cheri