The Bridge They Didn't Ask For
In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina swallowed the Gulf Coast, thousands of residents in St. Bernard Parish refused evacuation orders. Some doubted the storm's strength. Others...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10.
In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina swallowed the Gulf Coast, thousands of residents in St. Bernard Parish refused evacuation orders. Some doubted the storm's strength. Others simply couldn't bring themselves to leave home. They didn't ask for rescue. Many insisted they didn't need it. The Cajun Navy came anyway. Hundreds of ordinary people — shrimpers, duck hunters, welders from Lafayette and Baton Rouge — launched their flat-bottom boats into floodwaters without waiting for an invitation.…
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