third world America

As the news reports convey more aspects of the damage done by hurricane Katrina I am appalled and grief stricken. It seems unbelievable that a whole city could be removed from the face of the earth in such a sudden unrelenting fashion. This sort of thing only happens in movies. There were two medical schools that were completely wiped out and those students have nothing left. I know it is selfish to imagine this gruesome situation from my own perspective but it seems to be the only way I can get my mind around the full extent of how life-altering it has been to thousands of people. There are thousands without jobs, homes or transportation not to mention food, clothing and water that is safe to drink. There are still people dying because no one has reached them with safe water. They're dying on American streets of dehydration. I feel so guilty carrying on my normal routine. I'm eating a healthy balanced meal for the third time today while thousands are packed into the Astrodome and are getting one, maybe two meals per day if they're lucky. I've heard that officials are so desperate for medical personnel that they're even asking students to come. And other than food and water the biggest request from the refugees has been for Bibles. Some of my classmates are considering going out there next week and bringing as many used Bibles and supplies as we can all pile into our cars. At the least I will be praying for the victims and their families. I don't think I'll ever complain about gas prices again.