Children and Families perish in Australian Bushfires
Join me as I share my feelings for the unfortunate children & their families. Also as I honour those firefighters who have worked tirelessly to beat these catastrophic bushfires.
I am sure you are aware of the tragedy by now that is unfolding in Victoria Australia , it has been declared the worst natural disaster in Australian history. It has also been called in a news media coment from the Australian Prime Minister , Kevin Rudd ” Mass Murder” as most of these fires were deliberately lit by arsonists. Whole towns have been wiped out and are now declared crime scenes, as they are still searching for more bodies, victims & clues.
I find it very hard to come to terms with the devastation and human suffering that it has bought to my countrymen, and at the same time like many others I feel so helpless and would love to help. I have been praying for the people and the effected families since last saturday when they first announced the number of deaths as 25 and it was expected to reach as many as 40……… I was effected deeply then. Now on Tuesday, 4 days later they have reported 173 dead and they expect it to reach 200 , so folks are absolutely devastated. It has also effected my wife Sandra emotionally as she has taken $1000 dollars from an account she was putting together for a trip and given it to the Bushfire appeal, she said darling I have to help these people.
As most of my followers know I am passionate about helping children who are suffering in the world, this is another form of suffering children now have to deal with, can you even begin to imagine what is going through a childs mind if they were fortunate enough to survive and their family members did not, also how many have survived with horrific injuries and burns they have not told us that yet. I do not need to describe the devastation any further as the media will no doubt keep us up to date with the details as they unfold.
My whole reason for this post is to ask you to CONSIDER THE CHILDREN and their families in a moment of desperate need as the majority of the survivors only have what they stand up in, and if you can find it in your heart to help out with a donation…… no matter how small, in this hour of need it will make a difference. I will put the official Bushfire Appeal link below, should you want to help.
DONATE HERE…….
http://www.redcross.org.au/default.asp
Ther is another way that you can help out and show your support for all concerned , they
have set up a special group for the Bushfires victims and supporters. This is where you can join and share your feelings and comments with your friends and the survivors themselves, you can also show your appreciation for all the firefighter, red cross & all the volenteers who are helping as this tragedy unfolds. I will place the link below for you to join the Facebook Group and show your support.
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/213558?m=95f327ac&recruiter_id=11980158
I am sad to report on this event and would have rathered it never happened, life can be so cruel and we are left speechless at times and wondering WHY ?? how could such a thing happen to so many innocent people . Life does go on from here though, all we can do is learnfrom the event any lessons and share our grief with each other, then focus on the future and move on with our lives as soon as we all can.
We will never forget this dark day in our lives and Australian history GOD BLESS ALL CONCERNED.
Thank you all for reading this post and I will see you all perhaps with some thing a little more uplifting in the near future, until then take care and be grateful for what you have in your life.
Allen Sentance
FISHERMAN
this was terrible event in Australia’s history. my feelings go out to the victims.
richardcolum said this on March 12, 2009 at 2:54 pm