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Text Box: The stricken area should look only to itself for assistance, because FEMA’s track record indicates it will be of assistance only insofaras it operates through the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. THE U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS dropped the ball in construction and maintaining New Orleans levees. But it has been doing a reasonable job in debris removal and coordination of debris removal. The sheer mass of material which must be removed is beyond the ability of anyone to comprehend. Apparently the Corps has focused on clearing those areas which can most rapidly return to some level of function, and then it will focus on those areas which can not quickly return to functionality. Thus, the inland portions of the Gulf Coast are being cleared while the coastal areas have not. The more heavily damaged areas of New Orleans and its SMSA are only now being cleared, because the Corps focused on clearing the areas which could be quickly brought back. This is logical because the more heavily damaged areas can be served by the more lightly damaged areas. SOME EFFECTS ON THE POPULATION: While they attempt to work, or find employment, shelter, and the necessities of life, much of the population remains in severe shock. Even those who have employment and the necessities of life, and even those with little or no damage or adverse economic effect, are also in shock. Destruction of this magnitude has never before been experienced in the United States of America. Some cope with the situation by doing whatever they can. But some, because of training, habit, selfishness, lack of morals and moral fiber, or other reasons, expect others to take care of the situation for them. When these people do not receive the kind of assistance they deem to be appropriate, they often lash out or

Text Box: attack those whom they consider to have been deficient in providing what ever is needed or perceived as being needed. These selfish individuals have caused more harm in the breakup of relationships and families, than have the destruction of houses, businesses, employment, and deaths directly caused by the hurricanes. While some scheme to profit by the effects of the hurricanes, others focus on taking care of what must be done. Some seem to have lost their faith, and others seem to just be having their faith tried to an extreme. But some few seem to have had their faith strengthened, whether they have suffered loss or not. When your world has fallen apart, it is easy to despair, and it is easy to be strengthened in faith and to shake off despair. What is not easy is to overcome the shock. Even the strongest faith, most viable hope, devout love, and the strongest Agape Love (Charity) will not mitigate the shock of what has happened, nor should they. But a viable participation in Christ through His Church will assist one to deal with the shock in a workable manner. In fact, this is the only means any person has by which the shock can be managed, dealt with, or otherwise viably handled. Will the areas destroyed by the hurricanes recover? Yes, they will materially recover. But their spiritual recovery is much more important. Their spiritual recovery requires the populations establish morality - not legal or social ethics, but morality, which is established by God. It requires the populations not attempt to modify the morality established by God, but follow it as established by God. Since the Mississippi Gulf Coast has modified its gambling casino laws so that the casinos no longer must be strictures which float on barges, but can now be established on land, it is

Text Box: obvious Mississippi values money more than Godliness. Since Louisiana continues its corrupt government practices, and New Orleans focuses on tourism based on tourist being able to engage in every form of immorality known to mankind, and its civic leaders and educators openly worship the symbol of the male sex organ, it is obvious the official policy of Louisiana and New Orleans government and civic leaders is Godlessness. + Paul, S.S.B.

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