Man vs. Nature

Once again that age-old battle rages.  In the past year or so, it has been a battle of hurricanes, tornadoes, and fires, and we have been reminded over and over how powerless man is against the power of nature.

The wildfires in Colorado are showing that power again.  The fire in the Black Forest is still completely uncontained.  Right now the authorities are having a press conference and they announced that as of this morning, a little over 1000 homes are still safe, over 340 have been completely destroyed by the fire, and they been unable to get into areas to verify the status of 79 other homes.  It's tragic - and it was started by a lightning strike, not by man's carelessness. 

The temperatures are a bit cooler this morning, so that will help the firefighters.  One of the problems has been that the fire has been doubling back and burning the homes that at first were thought to be saved.  Paul has a cousin living in the Black Forest, and we have not yet heard from him.