The Heart of a City

There is simply no other way to describe what is happening but this: we are overwhelmed.

The heart of the Charleston community has truly been revealed these past two weeks. You have spoken with a collective voice that has demonstrated immeasurable love to the vicitms of this month's catastrophic flooding in southern West Virginia.

In the original New Testament text, the Greek word for God's love is "agape." It's a very specific word, reserved for the highest demonstrations and expressions of love. What I've seen this week comes pretty doggone close to agape love. And for that, we cannot say thank you enough.

Here are some pictures from today's Flood Aid 2009. Keep visiting the site for more updates.