This was my electronic journal through the Storm, a new post will be added soon and pictures!!

Its currently 9:14 p.m on Monday October 29, 2007. Its currently raining here in San juan, we are in tropical storm Noel that caught us by surprise. now, tropical storms and hurricanes aren't new to me, I lived in miami for 8 years and have lots of destructive systems. but for some reason this Tropical storm hits harder on my heart than others in the past. i think its because i know the people that are being displaced by the storm. i know the   people that are being driven to a gymnasium to stay the night. i know the children that are wondering when they are going home again. i know the desperate fathers that can't sleep because they are worried sick about their house and what little valuable possessions it has or because they need to protect what they packed and took with them to the gym. I thank the lord that we are able to help out at least one family in need and provide them shelter, food, and company in their struggles.

It is now 12:35 p.m on Tuesday october 30, 2007. we have all split up to do accomplish different tasks to help out the people at the gymnasium. soon we will all be heading to the stadium to go console the people from Guatchupita, a really poor barrio. We will be giving out vitamins for kids and crackers. we also will be playing cards and dominoes with the adults to alleviate  the stress from the storm, also we will be rounding up all the bored little children and play with them. We are trying to do what we can for these people, they are the poorest in the town. they are unemployed most of the time and uneducated. it has stopped raining for about half an hour now, but the weather reports say that it will continue to raining through out the day until the night. the short intercession of rain might give people false hope to return home and then be caught in the storm again.