Gustav and the Gulf Coast

At this writing it is predicted that sometime early Monday Hurricane Gustav will make landfall in Louisiana.

The good news is that this time around the evacuation order has been heeded and people are leaving. The bad news, of course, is that a category 3 storm can do major destruction.

As residents of the Outer Banks, we have a greater appreciation for such storms. So as Jesus said for us to "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you", let's be sure to include the Gulf Coast residents in our prayers.

FYI, NC Baptist Disaster Relief teams are standing by on alert to move to Mississippi as soon as given the go ahead.

And Paul and Jenny South, former members of NHC live in New Orleans. Paul is a student at New Orleans Baptist Seminary. My last contact with Paul was on Friday and they were preparing for the storm. Likely they have also evacuated.