[Magdalen] Whew!

[Kate Conant]

Lord, have mercy!

I hope it keeps going.

"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 11:37 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
> We have a report from one of my spouse's family that the family
> home is heavily damaged, with about 50% of the roof gone.   Somehow
> Wilfred came up with an aerial view of the home showing it roofless
> in three areas.  The yard with trees and flowering shrubs is  toast.  There
> has been no word of the family dogs - all Chihuahuas I think, and  four
> in number.  There is, of course, no water and no electricity.   They also
> had no insurance on the home.  This is the situation with most  people
> they know on Saint Croix because after Hurricane Hugo the rates
> became unaffordable.
>
> As I see it ( but I'm not being asked --- yet---) there are several
> possibilities:
>
> (1) Let mother-in-law and brother fend for themselves, and presumably
> things will return to a kind of normalcy over a perhaps long period  of
> time
>
> (2) Encourage these relatives to come to the States and be hosted for
> whatever length of time they wish - perhaps permanently.  There  are
> several families, including our own home, capable of hosting such.
>
> (3)  The mother-in-law and brother remain on Saint Croix and the
> family in the States, including Wilfred and me, pitch in to help them
> financially to rebuild.
>
> And meanwhile DT spends his time and energy on such things as
> questioning First Amendment freedoms, and stirring up racial  tensions.
>
> And so it goes.
>
>
>
> David S.
>