Update on Moore and OKC Oklahoma TORNADOS

An update from what I know from Moore and Oklahoma City Oklahoma, thank God that my mom and several families I know over there, are safe.  They did go through some scary storms and tornadoes at the beginning of the week.  My mom's close friends lost their home, yet thankfully the family of 6 is all okay. Please keep the Hock family in prayer, along with the other families who lost their homes, and especially the ones who lost a family member in the devastation  They, among others, have had to go to their property to see what they could salvage. Yet even then some of the stuff is getting ruined because of the rain that's been going on and off the last couple of days.

Out of the family of six, who left for the day. The father went to work, 2 girls went to school, and the mom was home, on her day off, with her older daughter and older son.  They were all in different places, and thankfully they all are alive.  Connie, who is the mother of the lady of the house was actually going with my mother Donna to her doctor's appointment.  They both heard on the car radio that a tornado was coming so she was able to call her husband and her daughter to take shelter.  Thankfully, they heard, because their family was able to go for safety.  Thankfully my mom and Connie were okay too.


Please pray for the people in Oklahoma.  Even though they are grateful to be alive, some may be teary eyed, still shaken up, but some people, it might not have even hit them yet that they lost everything, including their home. They may be in shock.  A lot of them may go through the grieving process, because it's hard when you lose a lot. They have to start over. Think of the things we use daily; they lost all that in their homes. Some of them even lost their cars. The Hock family had 2 cars ruined by the tornadoes. Their two dogs are alive yet one of them was injured in the tornado that ripped through the house. He may have to get stitches.

Three of the members in the Hock family were going to rough out the tornado in the bathroom or a closet, because that is what you do over there when you don't have an expensive storm shelter.  YET at the last minute, there neighbor came home and let them go in their shelter.  
When they got out of their neighbor's shelter, they stepped out to find their house had flattened except for 2 rooms.  Even in those two rooms, they might not be able to wear the clothes or use the other stuff because the tornado shot the windows out, so glass and wood splinters may have stuck in the clothes.

The next day when they were looking through their rubble, they found the guinea pig's cage flattened. They probably thought the worst. Yet while they were looking through the stuff, out comes the guinea  pig from under the couch...He was alive...for the 10 year old who owns that guinea  pig, that probably brought joy to her heart. It brings a tear to my eye. If that guinea pig could talk, he would probably tell them a wild ride he had.


I did talk to Krystal on FB who just moved from San Bernardino 3 months ago to Oklahoma; she used to go to North Hills church.  She sounded a little shaken up but her family is okay. Thankfully her family was in a storm shelter. The tornado didn't touch their house. Thank God, They are okay.

The families in  Moore and OKC need a lot of items since they are having to start all over...if you have it in your heart, please send your money donations to a trusted site like the American Red Cross.  http://www.americancrossroads.org/.  I know this is a little more closer to my home since my mom and friends live there, but if you can give any donation, the people in OK would really appreciate it...and yes, they do appreciate your prayers.



Thank you...Tanya