The Will To Rebuild, Tornado-Torn Greensburg, Kansas Reinventing…
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- Tornado warnings lifted for three Upstate counties
- … Roberts, and Phillips ignored Hagee’s comments linking…
- Union tornado recapped in upcoming book
- Families cope with losses after tornado touches down in Suffolk
The Will To Rebuild, Tornado-Torn Greensburg, Kansas Reinventing…
CBS News – Apr 28, 2008
On May 4, 2007, an F5 tornado arrived in the dark, lasting 12 minutes — 11 people were killed, 95 percent of the city was leveled and 85 percent of residents were left homeless. Entire buildings were reduced to rubble, including two schools, two churches and a hospital.
Tornado warnings lifted for three Upstate counties
Spartanburg Herald Journal – Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription… – Apr 28, 2008
Last Modified: Monday, April 28, 2008 at 3:52 p. The National Weather Service lifted a tornado warning for northern parts of South Carolina, saying no tornado was sighted and no damage was reported. A tornado warning for northern Union County, York County and northwestern Chester County expired by noon Monday. Meteorologist Doug Outlaw says up to a half inch of rain fell in the area, but there were no tornado sightings. Outlaw says wind gusts reached 20 miles per hour near the Rock Hill airport.
… Roberts, and Phillips ignored Hagee’s comments linking…
Media Matters for America – Apr 28, 2008
HAGEE: It was scheduled that Monday. PRAGER: No, I’m only trying tounderstand that in the case of New Orleans, you do feel that God’s hand was in it becauseof a sinful city?HAGEE: That it was a city that wasplanning a sinful conduct, yes. Additionally,while simply airing Hagee’s assertion that Hurricane Katrina”looked like the curse of God,” Bash did not note that Hagee madethat remark while defending his comments from the September 18, 2006,. org%2Ftemplates%2Fstory%2Fstory… So I believe that the judgment of God is a very realthing. I know that there are people who demur from that, but I believe that theBible teaches that when you violate the law of God, that God brings punishmentsometimes before the day of judgment. And I believe that the Hurricane Katrinawas, in fact, the judgment of God against the city of New Orleans. As Boston Globedeputy national political editor Foon Rhee noted in an April 25 blog. com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fpoliticalintelligence%2F2008%2F04%2Fhagee_retracts.
Union tornado recapped in upcoming book
BP News – Apr 28, 2008
(BP)–A forthcoming book tells the story of the tornado that hit Union University Feb. 5 and includes stories from students and others who point to God’s care and protection that night. “God in the Whirlwind: Stories of Grace from the Tornado at Union University” by Tim Ellsworth, Union’s director of news and media relations, is set for a June 1 release by the B&H Publishing Group of LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. “In the days following the tornado, I began to notice some common themes emerging from the stories I was hearing,” Ellsworth said. “One of those themes was the way in which God providentially spared the lives of our students the night of Feb… “Yet, it does point us to an infinitely powerful and absolute loving God. Somehow, in ways that we will understand in future days, the events associated with the devastating tornado that hit Union University on February 5 help us see that God has a plan and purpose for all things. “Proceeds from “God in the Whirlwind” will benefit the Union University disaster relief fund. The book will be available at LifeWay Christian Stores. –30–Released by Union University’s news and media relations office. “God in the Whirlwind” will be available at LifeWay Christian Stores and online at www.
Families cope with losses after tornado touches down in Suffolk
WVEC.com – WVEC.com (subscription) – Apr 28, 2008
“The whole neighborhood pulled together,” said King. “Immediately checking housing, before the police could even get here. ” Bill Chappell got home shortly after the tornado to find his belongings strewn across his backyard. “I looked over here, and said, ‘Oh, my God,’” he recalled. That’s what it looks like to me; a war zone. ” The house he spent more than a decade creating was torn apart in only seconds.