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A Prayer for the Drought-Stricken Places By Frederic Brussat Blog Post July 2011. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows that 29 percent of the country is in drought. Texas and other southern states in the U.S. are suffering from an exceptionally extreme drought, which has dri…
A Prayer for the Tornado Victims in Joplin, Missouri By Frederic Brussat Blog Post May 23, 2011: Over 116 people and counting were killed when a devastating tornado struck Joplin, Missouri. Pictures convey the terrible destructiveness of this natural disaster.
A Prayer for the Homeless in Minot, North Dakota By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Thousands of people have lost their homes to flooding in Minot, North Dakota, as the Souris River has spilled over dikes and levees. Photographs show the widespread devastation caused by this natura…
A Prayer for a Fallen Hero By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Blog Post God has given us the great gift of sharing the planet with heroic and compassionate animals. Some of them are rescue dogs who search for those trapped in the rubble of businesses, houses and offices…
A Prayer for Victims of the Japanese Earthquake and the Pacific Tsunami By Frederic Brussat Blog Post A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean nearby Northeastern Japan at around 2:46 pm on March 11 (JST) causing damage with blackouts, fires, building collapses, and much more. The nu…
A Prayer for Victims and Families of the Turkish Mine Disaster By Frederic Brussat Blog Post An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, in western Turkey, on May 13, 2014, has become the country's worst industrial disaster. The death toll now stands at 301 after the last two bodies of mi…
A Non-verbal Prayer for Taming a Hurricane By Mary Ann Brussat Blog Post In late August and early September 2017, we have seen an unprecedented series of category 4 and 5 hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic. Harvey and Irma created massive damage when they …
A Prayer for the Tornado Victims in Southern United States By Frederic Brussat Blog Post April, 2011. The U.S. South has felt the brunt of a catastrophic series of tornadoes which have taken the lives of 300 people and counting. Meteorologists have reported over 900 tornadoes since the …
A Prayer for the Flood Victims in Australia By Frederic Brussat Blog Post January, 2011. Australia is experiencing the worst flooding in decades, affecting an area of the state of Queensland the size of Germany and France. Towns have been turned into islands amidst muddy …
A Prayer for the Mudslide Victims in Brazil By Frederic Brussat Blog Post The Boston Globe reports on the devastation in Brazil in mid-January 2011: "Last week, a series of flash floods and mudslides struck the Serrana mountain region near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, destroyi…

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