Toxic Gumbo - v2

I see the pain on their face

The water all over the place;
It is terrible to see
I ache inside of me.

Far north from their plight
I hope they all can take flight;
To escape the pain they feel
And know our prayers for them are real.

We know You can touch their hearts
To make sense of their devastation and loss;
So watch over them all we pray
And hold them close to You each day.

Dear Lord, hear this plea
That they can be free;
From the loss they know so well,
In that toxic gumbo of hell.

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edited April 17, 2015

Toxic Gumbo – v2

September 1, 2005 8:27

Toxic Gumbo

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2005/09/toxic-gumbo.html

Hurricane Katrina

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremeevents/specialreports/Hurricane-Katrina.pdf

http://www.hurricanekatrina.com/

http://www.nola.com/katrina/

http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/features/14301/

and flooding in New Orleans’

9^th ward

and the rest of the Gulf region

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