Here is the latest email from my brother, David, in Canton, Mississippi:

“A lot of you have asked, so here is latest on the family staying at the farm. They are from St. Bernard, Louisiana, (one of the hardest hit areas) and they still are being instructed not to try and return home. The grandmother of the group got in touch with her husband today. He is in the Astrodome in Houston. They cried a lot. The husband couldn’t even talk when he heard her voice. It was a very moving experience.

One of our church members picked up the 12 year old boy and took him to North Park Mall and bought him $400 worth of new clothes. It is so comforting to hear and see all the good deeds Canton people are doing, plus our church has really gone the extra mile. It makes me proud to be a part of both my church and my city.”