The Evacuees Evacuate

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Wenatchee, Washington  

I am finding there are some certainties about evacuations. First, you will not be going when or where you planned. Second, you will be evacuated just before you are about to shower and do the laundry. Third, you will find your dog likes helicopters, the smell of fire, and sleeps well anywhere. And last but not least, you will encounter staggering kindness and generosity.

Yesterday the Holden evacuees evacuated the B-and-B and the Lake House because of the new fires in Chelan. We are basking in the love of many in Wenatchee, including Pastors Dave Haven and Misael Fajardo Perez and their congregation at Celebration Lutheran, Pastor Thom Nees at Missio Dei, Norma Gallegos, and Gustavos Montoya. We are tired but we are well cared for and grateful. As we continue to live into the Holden prayer, "not knowing where we go,” we rest assured that "God's hand is leading us.”

With good courage, Peg

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