New Orleans—City I love, City I hate Now as He (Jesus) drew near, He saw the city and wept over it. Luke 19:41–42 Only a native Louisianan can understand it. And even we cannot fully grasp (i.e., wonder) if some psychology doctoral student has ever written a dissertation on it: The unique …
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Katrina: The City of Hope
Katrina—The City of Hope Listen to Podcast of story August 29–30, 2005 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV This is the story of a place where faith, hope, and love collided in the last days of …
Our Weatherman: You mean that’s his real name?
It’s the 10th anniversary of the Louisiana hurricanes. We’re sharing excerpts from Hearts across the Water, a personal memoir written during 2005. Chapter 17 : Lyle Whitlake August 29, 2005 It’s 2:30 am and I’m driving from the Houston airport east toward my Louisiana home. The westbound lanes of Interstate 10 are full of vehicles …
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He may have been the Reason I was sent to Indonesia
A word from Curt As the tenth anniversary of the Louisiana hurricanes approaches, we’re sharing stories from our book, Hearts across the Water. This week’s posts concern the aftermath of the Indonesian tsunami. I was part of a team that worked there in March 2005. Beginning tomorrow, we’ll share stories from Katrina and Rita. Read a sample chapter of …
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Bruce the Millionaire
A word from Curt As the tenth anniversary of the Louisiana hurricanes approaches, we’re sharing stories from our book, Hearts across the Water. This week’s posts concern the aftermath of the Indonesian tsunami. I was part of a team that worked there in March 2005. Beginning next week, we’ll share stories from Katrina and Rita. …
He just wanted us to hear his story
A word from Curt As the tenth anniversary of the Louisiana hurricanes approaches, we’re sharing stories from our book, Hearts across the Water. This week’s posts concern the aftermath of the Indonesian tsunami. I was part of a team that worked there in March 2005. Beginning next week, we’ll share stories from Katrina and Rita. New cover …
“Belum”: An Optimistic Word
A word from Curt As the tenth anniversary of the Louisiana hurricanes approaches, we’re sharing stories from our book, Hearts across the Water. This week’s posts concern the aftermath of the Indonesian tsunami. I was part of a team that worked there in March 2005. Beginning next week, we’ll share stories from Katrina and Rita. Read a sample …
The Missionary Prayer: “Lord, I’ll get it down but . . . “
A word from Curt As the tenth anniversary of the Louisiana hurricanes approaches, we’re sharing stories from our book, Hearts across the Water. This week’s posts concern the aftermath of the Indonesian tsunami. I was part of a team that worked there in March 2005. Beginning next week, we’ll share stories from Katrina and Rita. …
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Prayer
A Word from Curt Thank you for praying for us. I have been well all week with only one day of sickness. I am so grateful. My sweet wife DeDe is the most spiritual person I know. I envy her steady intimate walk with Jesus. I am sharing this with her permission: On …
“Have you ever met one of your American Presidents? I met two on this beach.”
Chapter 5 : Henry I met Henry among the ruins of Lampuuk on our first visit there. It had been over eleven weeks since the tsunami. Henry lived in a tent not far from the only remaining building in Lampuuk: the local Mosque. A handsome twenty-year-old with an infectious smile and wonderful personality, …
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The Silent City. The Sad City.
We’re continuing with excerpts from Hearts across the Water. This collection is a memoir from the year 2005 and three events that shook the world: the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. I was part of a Louisiana medical team that landed in Indonesia about eighty days after the earthquake/tsunami. Chapter 4 : …
The Tsunami: “When the water buffaloes ran inland, we should’ve known . . .”
A word from Curt Over the next month, we’re sharing stories from our 2005 book, Hearts across the Water. This is my fourth short story collection and is set during the two twin hurricanes that struck Louisiana that year. Although the majority of the book deals with the hurricanes, the first part recounts my …
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Hearts across the Water: Three Cities
A word from Curt Over the next month, we’re sharing stories from our 2005 book, Hearts across the Water. This is my fourth short story collection and is set during the two twin hurricanes that struck Louisiana that year. Although the majority of the book deals with the hurricanes, the first part recounts my …
Thoughts on Shooting Cecil
I’m sure you’ve followed the recent furor over Zimbabwe’s Cecil the Lion/Dentist Killer story. Here’s my take. Shooting Cecil The headlights illuminated his silhouette. He was crouched in the edge of the tall grass. I’d been hunting for him all week. One of us was going down. I grabbed my double-barrel 12 gauge. It …
