An EF4 (at least) tornado hit Joplin which is fifteen miles from us last night.  89 are confirmed dead right now with many still trapped.  10,000 are believed to be homeless.  Damage includes one of the major hospitals, grocery stores and restaurants, lumber yards, other businesses, apartment complexes and other houses completely leveled.  My son-in-law works for the city of Joplin and had to work last night.  He had to dig out a corpse and got one hour of sliip before returning today.  Please pray.  We are still finding out what friends were hurt or missing.  A pastor friend of ours in town lost his father-in-law.  Another pastor friend has a church in Joplin.  They were having service and their building was leveled.  Steve is now talking to a member and their were 5 fatalities and the pastor has a broken shoulder.  We will be trying to take clothes, water, or what we can as we find out.  Our mayor called us last night about helping set up a shelter but hasn’t happened yet.  It is overwhelming at this point.  They say the tornado was half mile wide and on ground for 6 miles.  I44 is closed due to so many semis overturned.  Dillons, St. Johns, Home Depot, Academy Sports and much more are gone.  Please keep the prayers going.  Won’t know the affects completely for a long time.

Jena