TWO

I actually woke up this morning with my stomach in my throat... OMG! Two days?!! To answer Liene's question, it'll take about 10 hours to fly to China.

My parents experienced a miracle yesterday. About 6 years ago, my parents sold everything they owned, invested their money, and bought a caravan and big four-wheel-drive (SUV), and joined a volunteer organisation (a Mission) that builds/and does handywork for non-profit organisations. All their labour is free. About a year ago, the National Director, asked my Mum to be his PA. Which is still a voluntary position, and it also meant, that rather than travelling the country, they would be based in rural Victoria, on a 100 acre farm, where their head office was. There's a big auditorium, offices, sheds full of donated hardware and about 20 small housing units, on the property (for when other volunteers are in the area, they can stay there).

Why am I telling you all this? Because yesterday, a bush fire devasted the area. My parents stayed at the property to make sure everyone else got out ok, and when they were about to leave, the fire trucks came. So they stayed to show them where the water was etc. The fire travelled 18kms in less than 10 minutes. My parents didn't get out.

When they could see the fire coming, they shut themselves in a coolroom (a big fridge), and waited. When the fire went through, all power was lost, and they sat in the dark, and waited. Mum said it sounded like a tornado. When they came out.... it was gone. Everything was black, on fire and gone. The only thing left standing was the unit block they were in, one tractor, their car and 2 caravans... one of them, was theirs.

My Mum is due to fly in this morning, to stay with our children, while we're in China. She's still coming. Dad is going to stay to put out the spot fires, and try and clean up. But he will likely drive the car & van over next week.

Here is the News Story. 14 people died. 6 people in Kinglake, the next town on, from where my parents are.

Try and tell me, there is no God, and there are no miracles.... My parents are alive, and not one single possession was burnt.

"Ask and you shall Receive. Seek and you shall find. Knock and it shall be opened"

Matthew 7:7