As a lot of you know Dean and I had a tornado that came through our property on May 30, 2008. We had quite a bit of damage, as did all of our neighbors. We have since gotten through this, with the help of family, friends, and our church family at Genesis, and for the better of it I might add. We both see the tornado as a blessing for serveral different reasons and I would like to share one of those reasons now.

In Dec. 2006 my Mom passed away and it was a very trying time for my family. I had a brother and a sister that for the most part was not speaking to me since her death. My brother, Donnie and I had been very close our whole lives. We had gone through 12 years of school together and alot of good and bad times as well. (That's another story in itself.)

I had been praying to God after my Mom passed away to please help me find a way to get my brother back in my life. I needed him so badly and I missed him terribly. Every time I would try and call him to talk or stop by his house he would almost act like I was a complete stranger to him and one he didn't like much at all. I continued to pray and cry about this but put it completely into God's hands and tried to go one with my every day living without my brother being in it.

Well I'm here to tell you that God does answer prayers but maybe not in a way that you had in mind. I am happy to say that one of the things that the tornado brought was my brother back into my life. The tornado happened around 10:00 that night and all the electrical and telephone lines and poles had been snapped in half all the way down our road. Needless to say there were so many trees and lines on the road that it took workers until 8:00 the next morning to get our road cleared so people could get to everyone. Thank God no one was hurt. (That's a miracle in itself.) The first person that walked into my yard that morning was my brother. He proceeded to tell me that he had been trying tince 2:30 that morning to get to us and couldn't get through. I stopped right then and thanked God for that tornado. For I believe that is what put my brother and I back on the right path with each other.

I am happy to tell you that things have been great between us since that horrible night. I will forever be grateful to God for answering my prayer. And I have learned that in His time all things are possible. Don't ever give up when times are tough. Turn to God and He will give you His love and guidance. He will never let you down.

Love In Christ,
Kathy Ferge