Picher R.I.P.

Some of you may be wondering -- Picher, OK is about an hour east of us, in Bartlesville. We drive through there every time we would go to Springfield/Ozark Mo to visit my mom and aunt. It was a raggedy old place, neglected and badly polluted (superfund site) from the lead mining there.

Based on my Louisiana and other experiences, I've been working, working, working to get churches better prepared for disaster response work. Mostly my audiences just stare at me with all the comprehension and excitement of Holsteins. Right now I want to grab somebody by the tie and shout, "Didn't I tell you!?"

Hurricanes, cyclones, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods aren't preventable. The damage and loss of life that they do often is. Please plan ahead.

'Easy, Warren. Just go back to your room and we'll order some medicine...'