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LisaD
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Posted: Nov 15 2008 at 5:16pm | IP Logged Quote LisaD
Please pray for all those affected by the wildfires in So. CA. A beautiful Benedictine Monastery and retreat house near Santa Barbara has been left nothing but ashes. Several homeschool families we know are affected by the Sylmar fire. I don't know if they've been evacuated, but from the maps, they are right on the edge of the evac. zone.

It is just so dry and windy here, and so hot. Please keep all those brave people fighting the fires in these awful conditions in your prayers, too.

Thanks.

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Posted: Nov 15 2008 at 7:21pm | IP Logged Quote aussieannie
My husband JUST mentioned this to me..it seems CA has then on a very regular basis in the last few years, it must be devestating for all involved, praying for them all, particularly for the men risking their lives to fight it.

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Posted: Nov 18 2008 at 12:59am | IP Logged Quote Chari
Anne, CA has them every year....bad......every year I have been alive, I think.

I have lived here almost my whole life.....and in this area for 20 years..........I look at my ( ) mountains and pray........every year.

Praying, Lisa!!

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Posted: Nov 18 2008 at 2:33am | IP Logged Quote Carole N.
Praying!

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Posted: Nov 18 2008 at 5:59am | IP Logged Quote guitarnan
Me, too. I grew up there...I'm sad to hear about the retreat house; it was a very popular place.

I have friends in Anaheim Hills and most of the other places on fire.

The truth is, SoCal's ecosystem is fire-dependent. Some trees need extreme heat for their seeds to release from cones, for example. Santa Ana winds come every single November without fail. What has changed is the number of people living in the foothills, and the resulting lack of possibilities for controlled burns.

I'm not trying to be preachy...I have firefighter friends, too, and I know how hard they work to save every single person and structure. It's just frustrating to hear TV reporters act like they've never felt the winds before and had no idea fires would come.

This time, sadly, it seems as though many low-income people have lost everything. It's very sad. I'm definitely praying.

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Posted: Nov 18 2008 at 1:10pm | IP Logged Quote Ruth
Praying for all involved.

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