Earthquake
What an experience! And not one we wish 
to repeat again. We have certainly been protected by the Lord through this, no-one here at Haggai has been injured, but of coarse all are scared. I don't think there was any damage to the property, but some toilet bowls splashed onto the floor, a few TV's fell out of the shelving onto the floor, and many books on Dr. Aldo's shelves also landed on the floor, most of this on the upper floors, 5 & 6. I was in the dining room, and had just gotten my breakfast on my plate, when the noise like a big truck out on the street, was heard, and then things started to move, that should not be moving. Many ladies were already eating, a supervisor said everything was ok, and then the lights went out. So the biggest problem was no electricity, from 7.10 'til noon. It was then (no lights) that we vacated the building. Eventually we came back in to have breakfast (by candlelight ) as most of the dining room is quite dark.
Early this am, ( 3am) 5 carloads of ladies left the building to drive up the volcanoe to see the sunrise, at about 6am. However, it was very overcast, so they would not have seen anything. It is now 3.30pm, and I haven't heard that they are home yet. They did call to say they were ok at about 9:00am, but some roads are blocked by boulders.
This quake was 6.6 on the scale, centered off the Big Island, and they had a lot more damage, & still are without power, etc. The land phones were not working, but one lady had a cell that did work, so some of us quickly called home to say we were ok. God is soooo good! I am so amazed that we did not feel more (Ralph was still in our room,trying to cool off after his run, so I was anxious until I saw him outside). The library has a huge collection of everything that many participants have brought here as gifts, and only 3 items were on the floor, everything else standing exactly where it belongs.
It was really neat, as we gathered outside, that the ladies immediately began a time of prayer & praise, worshipping God, and I believe, comforted everyone by doing so. The ladies did such an amazing job of keeping everyone calm, to God be the glory!
One of the pictures shows how we set up for a poolside dinner, except the tableclothes aren't on yet, and if it is after dark, the torches are also lit.
Blessings to you all, stay safe, we love you!
to repeat again. We have certainly been protected by the Lord through this, no-one here at Haggai has been injured, but of coarse all are scared. I don't think there was any damage to the property, but some toilet bowls splashed onto the floor, a few TV's fell out of the shelving onto the floor, and many books on Dr. Aldo's shelves also landed on the floor, most of this on the upper floors, 5 & 6. I was in the dining room, and had just gotten my breakfast on my plate, when the noise like a big truck out on the street, was heard, and then things started to move, that should not be moving. Many ladies were already eating, a supervisor said everything was ok, and then the lights went out. So the biggest problem was no electricity, from 7.10 'til noon. It was then (no lights) that we vacated the building. Eventually we came back in to have breakfast (by candlelight ) as most of the dining room is quite dark.
Early this am, ( 3am) 5 carloads of ladies left the building to drive up the volcanoe to see the sunrise, at about 6am. However, it was very overcast, so they would not have seen anything. It is now 3.30pm, and I haven't heard that they are home yet. They did call to say they were ok at about 9:00am, but some roads are blocked by boulders.
This quake was 6.6 on the scale, centered off the Big Island, and they had a lot more damage, & still are without power, etc. The land phones were not working, but one lady had a cell that did work, so some of us quickly called home to say we were ok. God is soooo good! I am so amazed that we did not feel more (Ralph was still in our room,trying to cool off after his run, so I was anxious until I saw him outside). The library has a huge collection of everything that many participants have brought here as gifts, and only 3 items were on the floor, everything else standing exactly where it belongs.
It was really neat, as we gathered outside, that the ladies immediately began a time of prayer & praise, worshipping God, and I believe, comforted everyone by doing so. The ladies did such an amazing job of keeping everyone calm, to God be the glory!
One of the pictures shows how we set up for a poolside dinner, except the tableclothes aren't on yet, and if it is after dark, the torches are also lit.
Blessings to you all, stay safe, we love you!
posted by Ralph and Marlene Robinson at 2:57 PM
2 Comments:
Hi Marlene and Ralph,
It was quite an experience for you guys in Maui. Thank you God for His protection and your safety.
Cheer :)
Cecilia and Larry
Pretty scarey. Thank God everyone is OK. Hard to believe that 1/3 of your stay is done. Time does go quickly.
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