Topics:<\/b> Deliverance; Foolishness; Needs; Outreach; Powerlessness; Pride; Provision<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Psalm 20:7; Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34; Romans 5:6\u20138; Ephesians 2:1\u201310; Colossians 2:8\u201315<\/p>\n
Some at-risk people would rather stay put than be led to safety. That\u2019s what helicopter pilot Iain McConnell and the rest of his air station crew discovered in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.<\/p>\n
McConnell and his crew were told to keep five H-60 helicopters airborne on missions around the clock to airlift stranded people from their rooftops and deliver them to the Superdome in New Orleans. But they were only able to help relatively few survivors. \u201cOn our first three missions, we saved the lives of eighty-nine people, three dogs, and a cat,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cOn the fourth mission, to our great frustration, we saved no one\u2014but not for lack of trying. The dozens we attempted to rescue refused pickup!<\/p>\n
\u201cSome people told us simply to bring them food and water. \u2018You are living in unhealthy conditions, and the water will stay high for a long time,\u2019 we warned them. Still they refused.\u201d<\/p>\n
In truth, they did not know how desperate their situation was.<\/p>\n
\u2014Jocelyn C. Green, \u201cA Rescuer\u2019s Journal,\u201d Today\u2019s Christian<\/i> (January\u2013February 2006)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Deliverance; Foolishness; Needs; Outreach; Powerlessness; Pride; Provision References: Psalm 20:7; Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34; Romans 5:6\u20138; Ephesians 2:1\u201310; Colossians 2:8\u201315 Some at-risk people would rather stay put than be led to safety. That\u2019s what helicopter pilot Iain McConnell and the rest of his air station crew discovered in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. McConnell … Continue reading “RESCUE
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