We just heard from Kelly. It was wonderful to hear her voice and she sounded in excellent spirits, considering all she's gone thru in the past four days. There was one pay phone working and a long line of people so she couldn't talk very long.
She is well, as are all the 23 peace corps volunteers on the island. She said it was a very scary thing to go through. She and the 4 other volunteers were huddled in the hallway of their safe house. During the height of the storm they heard glass breaking and watched lots of debris and entire roofs fly by. Her safe house held together but there was some flooding. She said they went to sleep about 9:30 p.m. and woke up at 10:30 p.m. to discover 2 inches of water on the floor. They woke in the morning and found part of someone's house on their doorstep.
The Peace Corps country director is on the island and assessing the damage. Kelly hopes that in the next few days she will learn what the plan of action is for them. She feels pretty safe where they are, and they have enough supplies for a few days. She was aware of looting but never felt directly threatened. She said another island (Trinidad?) has sent over some police-type forces to try to maintain order.
Though our conversation was short, she asked that we contact her friends to let them know she is alive and well.
Please continue to pray for Kelly and all the people on Grenada. We praise God for keeping her safe and sound.
Bob and Janice Golden
She is well, as are all the 23 peace corps volunteers on the island. She said it was a very scary thing to go through. She and the 4 other volunteers were huddled in the hallway of their safe house. During the height of the storm they heard glass breaking and watched lots of debris and entire roofs fly by. Her safe house held together but there was some flooding. She said they went to sleep about 9:30 p.m. and woke up at 10:30 p.m. to discover 2 inches of water on the floor. They woke in the morning and found part of someone's house on their doorstep.
The Peace Corps country director is on the island and assessing the damage. Kelly hopes that in the next few days she will learn what the plan of action is for them. She feels pretty safe where they are, and they have enough supplies for a few days. She was aware of looting but never felt directly threatened. She said another island (Trinidad?) has sent over some police-type forces to try to maintain order.
Though our conversation was short, she asked that we contact her friends to let them know she is alive and well.
Please continue to pray for Kelly and all the people on Grenada. We praise God for keeping her safe and sound.
Bob and Janice Golden
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