Poetry For The Australian Fires
Aussie missiologist Michael Frost recently reproduced this cartoon on his Facebook page from a New Zealand newspaper. It rather sums up the extreme and dangerous weather going on in his homeland lately. Death, destruction and devastated lives are everywhere, along with amazing stories of bravery and heroism.
My faithful Australian commenter Pam has written a poem about her experiences of this, and with her permission I am glad to reproduce it below. It is based on what happened on 8th January. Please use it as a stimulus to pray for the people of her nation.
Posted on January 14, 2013, in Current Affairs and tagged Australia, fires, Michael Frost. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
We have been hearing about the fires here in Florida, it is all so devastating. I wish you all the luck in the world to put them out.
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Thanks gpcox. The great concern for firefighters at the moment is an uncontrolled fire in the Warrumbungle National Park and surrounds in the northwest of the State. A number of properties have been destroyed – thankfully no loss of life. The giant telescopes of Siding Spring Observatory were saved, although many surrounding buildings did not survive. The men and women of the Rural Fire Brigades are doing an amazing job.
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