Flood

The news is currently filled with the floods in Iowa. The flooding is horrific. It is damaging many peoples' livelihood and homes. It is going to continue as rain is still in the forecast for the next week.

Most of what is seen in the news is occurring in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. I live in Ames, which is about 100 miles due West of Cedar Rapids and 30 miles North of Des Moines.

We have had flooding in Ames, but nothing compared to other towns. Roads and the highway out of town have been closed and our basement has flooded a bit, but for the most part people in Ames are okay. The rivers in Ames have been between 6-8 feet above flood level. Thankfully I live about 1/4 mile from the main river.

You can be praying for many of the farmers who have lost all of their crops and for those who have lost their homes.