May 26, 2011

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Impresionante antes y después del tornado de Joplin. Link en inglés.

  • Obama to visit region on Sunday as he says tornado was ‘devastating and heartbreaking’

The aftermath: A 198mph tornado tore a path a mile wide and six miles long straight through Joplin, Missouri devastating all in its wake

The aftermath: A 198mph tornado tore a path a mile wide and six miles long straight through Joplin, Missouri devastating all in its wake

 

The way things used to be: This Google Street Map view shows the same place as the above picture, before the horrific tornado struck

The way things used to be: This Google Street Map view shows the same place as the above picture, before the horrific tornado struck

Tonight the stunned residents of Joplin faced the horrifying possibility of more storms – but a tornado warning was cancelled later in the evening.

‘This is a very serious situation brewing,’ said Russell Schneider, director of the Storm Prediction Center.

About 1,500 people are still unaccounted for, it was announced Tuesday, leading to fears that the death count could rise much higher.

Tonight tornadoes touched down in Kansas and Oklahoma – including one on the outskirts of Oklahoma City, which reportedly tore a 50-mile long path through rush-hour traffic.

Devastated: Aerial photo shows 26th street, the main route through the centre of Joplin, Missouri. On the right is St Mary’s elementary school

Housing: Whole residential neighbourhoods were destroyed by the powerful tornado when it went straight through the centre of the city that has has 50,000 people

Blown away: The remains of this apartment block surround what was once a swimming pool. Around 2,000 homes are thought to have been destroyed

Closed for business: The Home Depot do-it-yourself store was where many dead bodies have been recovered. Many of the shop shelves are still intact though

Grocery store: The city’s Walmart superstore is barely recognisable in this photo from after Sunday’s tornado that killed over 100 people

Shopping mall: This line of shops was severely damaged by the storm system when it struck on Sunday evening at around 6pm

 

Hospital: The St John’s Medical Center was at the heart of the tornado’s path through the city. Hundreds of patients had to be evacuated

Fire chief Robert Daus said that 500 people had been injured by the tornado, in addition to the 1,500 people who remain unaccounted for.

But he said the high number of people still recorded as missing could be a reflection of the widespread breakdown of communication systems in the city.

 
Thunderstorms that are moving across southeast Kansas, central Oklahoma and north Texas this afternoon are forecast to move into the Joplin area between 10pm and 2am tonight.

Destroyed: This incredible aerial image reveals how the tornado tore off the roof of Joplin's Home Depot

Destroyed: This incredible aerial image reveals how the tornado tore off the roof of Joplin’s Home Depot

Flattened: This aerial photograph shows the scale of the destruction to the Home Depot storeFlattened: This aerial photograph shows the scale of the destruction to the Home Depot store

Flattened: Damage is seen a day after the tornado tore through Joplin killing at least 122 people in Joplin, a town of about 50,000Flattened: Damage is seen a day after the tornado tore through Joplin killing at least 122 people in Joplin, a town of about 50,000

 

Decimation: Residential buildings are shown flattened in this aerial shot over Joplin

Decimation: Residential buildings are shown flattened in this aerial shot over Joplin

Razed to the ground: Joplin's Walmart store was completely destroyed by Sunday's devastating twister

Razed to the ground: Joplin’s Walmart store was completely destroyed by Sunday’s devastating twister

Wasteland: The horror of Sunday's tornado is laid bare by this harrowing panoramic shot of Joplin

Wasteland: The horror of Sunday’s tornado is laid bare by this harrowing panoramic shot of Joplin

 

Authorities said they were stepping up search efforts as they raced against the forecasts of more bad weather on the way.

Rescue crews dug through piles of splintered houses and crushed cars in a desperate final search for survivors.

Emergency teams accompanied by cadaver dogs picked their way through the rubble of thousands of homes and businesses laid to waste by the deadliest tornado in the U.S. in 64 years.

One team sifted through the remains of a Home Depot store, while others searched a Walmart and wrecked apartments as the clock ticked down on another round of severe storms.

Horseshoe: A destroyed neighbourhood is seen in Joplin on Tuesday after a big tornado moved through much of the cityHorseshoe: A destroyed neighbourhood is seen in Joplin on Tuesday after a big tornado moved through much of the city

Ruins: The winding path of the devastating tornado is seen in this aerial picture of Joplin, MissouriRuins: The winding path of the devastating tornado is seen in this aerial picture of Joplin, Missouri

Savaged: The path of the powerful tornado is seen in an aerial photo over Joplin, MissouriSavaged: The path of the powerful tornado is seen in an aerial photo over Joplin, Missouri

Destroyed: The tornado ruined thousands of houses in Joplin, Missouri

Destroyed: The tornado ruined thousands of houses in Joplin, Missouri

From the sky: Uprooted trees and building without roofs lie devastated in Joplin, Missouri after the tornado hit on Sunday

From the sky: Uprooted trees and building without roofs lie devastated in Joplin, Missouri after the tornado hit on Sunday

 

Thousands of houses have been reduced to slabs, cars crushed like soda cans and shaken residents  have been roaming streets in search of missing family members.

The National Weather Service said on Tuesday that the tornado appears to have had more than one vortex.

Storm Prediction Center director Russell Schneider said video evidence shows Sunday’s tornado appeared to be a rare ‘multivortex’ twister.

Multivortex tornadoes contain two or more small and intense subvortices that orbit the centre of the larger tornado circulation.

Survivors of the disaster were today coming to terms with the sheer scale of the devastation that had been wreaked upon their city. Still visibly shaken, many stared solemnly over the landscape.

‘That’s all that’s left,’ Roger Dedick said as he pointed to a section of foundation, the remains of his home of 17 years.

He had had to use a metal bar to pry himself out of his crushed home.

Searching: Matt Asbill digs through the wreckage of the office of his engineering business on the east side of Joplin

Searching: Matt Asbill digs through the wreckage of the office of his engineering business on the east side of Joplin

 

Rescue: A search dog assists in the hunt for survivors of the tornado in Missouri
Rescue: A search dog assists in the hunt for survivors of the tornado in Missouri

Rescue: Search dogs assist in the hunt amongst the ruins of devastated buildings for survivors of the tornado in Missouri

 

Down the street, Carolyn Hall fought back tears as she and her teenage sons combed their destroyed home hoping to find some clothes and the family cat.

 

Only a few interior walls remained standing, but after a desperate search came a ray of hope when they found the terrified cat hiding under a bed.

Around the corner, Dottie and Tim Sumners had uncovered scores of framed photos and albums, memories that survived when the massive mile-wide tornado, with winds of up to 200 miles (320 kilometers) an hour hit late Sunday.

‘I’ll never disregard the sirens again,’ said Mrs Sumners.
Her husband looked on grimly at the scenes of devastation, and said they would rebuild their home of 33 years. ‘We’ll make it,’ he said.

Kelley Fritz, 45, rummaged through the remains of a storage building with her husband, Jimmy. They quickly realised they would never find the belongings they stored there, and that they had lost much of what was in their home after the tornado ripped away the roof.

Their sons, aged 20 and 17, went outside after the storm and saw that every home was destroyed.

‘My sons had deceased children in their arms when they came back,’ Mrs Fritz said. ‘My husband and I went out and saw two or three dead bodies on the ground.’

Flattened: Members of Missouri Task Force One search-and-rescue team work at the tornado-damaged Home Depot store in Joplin

Flattened: Members of Missouri Task Force One search-and-rescue team work at the tornado-damaged Home Depot store in Joplin

Shock: Joplin residents are still coming to terms with the loss of their homes as rescue workers continue efforts to find survivors
Shock: Joplin residents are still coming to terms with the loss of their homes as rescue workers continue efforts to find survivors

Shock: Joplin residents are still coming to terms with the loss of their homes as rescue workers continue efforts to find survivors

 

Chaos: A destroyed apartment complex is seen in an aerial view over JoplinChaos: A destroyed apartment complex is seen in an aerial view over Joplin

Mrs Fritz said she was surprised she survived. ‘You could just feel the air pull up and it was so painful. I didn’t think we were going to make it, it happened so fast.’

‘I’ve never seen such devastation – just block upon block upon block of homes just completely gone,’ said former state legislator Gary Burton who showed up to help at a volunteer center at Missouri Southern State University.

Another resident had to run through the storm as power lines and trees crashed around him.

Winds from the storm carried debris up to 60 miles away, with medical records, X-rays, insulation and other items falling to the ground in Greene County, said Larry Woods, assistant director of the Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management.
Matt Sheffer said: ‘My office is totally gone. Probably for two to three blocks, it’s just levelled.

‘The building that my office was in was not flimsy. It was 30 years old and two layers of brick. It was very sturdy and well built.’

As residents came to terms with the damage, President Barack Obama said he will travel to Missouri on Sunday to meet with people affected by what he called ‘devastating and heartbreaking’ tornadoes.

Recovery: Beverly Winans, left, Debbie Spurlin and Austin Spurlin look for what they can salvage from their home after it was destroyedRecovery: Beverly Winans, left, Debbie Spurlin and Austin Spurlin look for what they can salvage from their home after it was destroyed

Powerful: Aerial pictures reveal the devastation caused by the tornado in Joplin, Missouri

 

Powerful: Aerial pictures reveal the devastation caused by the tornado in Joplin, Missouri

Lost: Carra Reed looks at a friends home that was destroyed when the massive tornado passed through Joplin, MissouriLost: Carra Reed looks at a friends home that was destroyed when the massive tornado passed through Joplin, Missouri

 

Missing: Rescue workers and neighbours search for victims and survivorsMissing: Rescue workers and neighbours search for victims and survivors

 

DEADLIEST TORNADOES IN U.S. HISTORY

1. March 18 1925 Missouri/Illinois/Indiana; 695 dead
2. May 6 1840 Natchez, Mississippi; 317 dead
3. May 27 1896 St. Louis, Missouri; 255 dead
4. April 5 1936 Tupelo, Mississippi; 216 dead
5. April 6 1936 Gainesville, Georgia; 203 dead
6. April 9 1947 Woodward, Oklahoma; 181 dead
7. April 24 1908 Amite, La./Purvis, Miss.; 143 dead
8. May 23 2011 Joplin, Missouri; 118 dead
9. June 12 1899 New Richmond, Wisconsin; 117 dead
10. June 3 1953 Flint, Michigan; 115 dead

Source: Storm Prediction Center of National Weather Service’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The President says he wants Midwesterners whose lives were disrupted by the deadly storms last weekend to know that the federal government will use all resources at its disposal to help them recover and rebuild.

Obama spoke in London, the second stop on his four-country, six-day tour of Europe. Obama is due back in Washington Saturday night.

Meteorologists issued a new tornado warning for the devastated city today as forecasters warned large swathes of the country to brace for more big storms on Tuesday.

A tornado watch was issued on Monday for Oklahoma and parts of southern Kansas due to an ‘evolving tornado threat’, said Russell Schneider, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Storm Prediction Center.

‘We are currently forecasting a major severe weather outbreak for Tuesday over the central United States with strong tornadoes likely over Oklahoma, Kansas, extreme northern Texas, southwest Missouri,’ Mr Schneider said.

The warning was extended to the area around Joplin, Missouri, and included cities such as Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wichita, Topeka and Kansas City.

‘On Wednesday, the system will shift eastward to the Mississippi River valley,’ Mr Schneider said, including central Illinois and Indiana, southeast Missouri and the southeastern states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and much of Arkansas.

Officials said the tornado that hit at around 6pm on Sunday was the single deadliest in the country since in Woodward, Oklahoma, in April 1947.

Joplin fire chief Mitch Randles estimated the damage covered a quarter or more of the city of about 50,000 people some 160 miles south of Kansas City and said his home was among those destroyed. ‘It cut the city in half,’ he said.

Little hope: Ryan Harper pauses in the shadow of a splintered tree as he searches for a missing friend after who may have been pulled away by the twister Little hope: Ryan Harper pauses in the shadow of a splintered tree as he searches for a missing friend after who may have been pulled away by the twister

 

A couple drenched by the heavy rain walk near towards a building ravaged by the killer storm
Turmoil: A woman whose life has been shattered overnight by the tornado breaks down in tears and has to be comforted by a friend

A time for coming together: A couple drenched by the heavy rain walk arm-in-arm towards a building ravaged by the killer storm, and right, a woman whose life has been shattered overnight by the tornado breaks down in tears and has to be comforted by a friend

Frantic: Volunteers claw through the rubble in search of survivors, but grey storm clouds loom overhead threatening to disrupt the effortsFrantic: Volunteers claw through the rubble in search of survivors, but grey storm clouds loom overhead threatening to disrupt the efforts

'Heartbreaking': Barack Obama speaking in London today vowed to visit Missouri on Sunday‘Heartbreaking’: Barack Obama, speaking in London today, vowed to visit Missouri on Sunday to console victims

The National Weather Service said the tornado packed winds of up to 198 mph.

The weather service’s director, Jack Hayes, said the storm was given a preliminary label as an EF4 – the second-highest rating given to twisters. The rating is assigned to storms based on the damage they cause.

Hayes said the storm had winds of 190 to 198 miles per hour. He said survey teams from the National Weather Service are on the scene and will make a final determination on the rating Tuesday.

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard to help out after one of the worst disasters in the state’s history.

President Barack Obama called Nixon after details of teh tragedy emergedand offered his condolences to those affected, assuring the governor that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would provide whatever assistance was needed.

‘Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives in the tornadoes and severe weather that struck Joplin, Missouri, as well as communities across the Midwest today,’ the President said in a statement sent from Air Force One as he flew to Europe.

‘We commend the heroic efforts by those who have responded and who are working to help their friends and neighbours at this very difficult time.’

Not since a tornado in June 1953 in Flint, Michigan, had a single twister been so deadly. That storm 60 years ago also killed 116, according to the National Weather Service.

But authorities this time are prepared to find more bodies in the rubble throughout this gritty, town of 50,000 people about 160 miles south of Kansas City.

Mr Nixon said he did not want to guess how high the death toll would eventually climb. But he added: ‘Clearly, it’s on its way up.’

Seventeen people were pulled alive from the rubble by rescuers who have frantically pulled away debris from shattered houses. Many more people are believed to have been injured.

While many residents had up to 17 minutes of warning, rain and hail may have drowned out the sirens.

Larry Bruffy said he heard the first warning but looked out from his garage and saw nothing.

‘Five minutes later, the second warning went off,’ he said. ‘By the time we tried to get under the house, it already went over us.’

As rescuers toiled in the debris, a strong thunderstorm lashed the crippled city. Rescue crews had to move gingerly around downed power lines and jagged chunks of debris as they hunted for victims and hoped for survivors. Fires, gas fumes and unstable buildings posed constant threats.

New dawn: The sun rises over devastated Joplin on Tuesday as the search for survivors continuesNew dawn: The sun rises over devastated Joplin on Tuesday as the search for survivors continues

 

Evacuated: A destroyed home is seen after a massive tornado passed through JoplinEvacuated: A destroyed home is seen after a massive tornado passed through Joplin

Heartache: Two women fight back the tears as they hug in front of a house ripped apart by the tornado. In a symbolic show of strength, the U.S. flag flies from a tree behind themHeartache: Two women fight back the tears as they hug in front of a house ripped apart by the tornado. In a symbolic show of strength, the U.S. flag flies from a tree behind them

 

Wiped off the landscape: Meghan Miller stands in the middle of a destroyed neighbourhood as she checks on her sister-in-law's home, which only days before had stood in the same spot

Wiped off the landscape: Meghan Miller stands in the middle of a destroyed neighbourhood as she checks on her sister-in-law’s home, which only days before had stood in the same spot

 

SIX MONTHS OF DESTRUCTION

January – February 2011

North American blizzards – Violent storms blanketed thirty states in snow, wreaked havoc on the Super Bowl and turned the Hollywood mountains white.

April 4 2011

Alabama tornadoes – A massive thunderstorm front spawned 137 tornadoes, killed at least 180 people, and destroyed sections of Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and Huntsville, Alabama.

April – May 2011

Texas wildfires – More than 2.5 million acres were burned as the fires spread, efforts to fight the flames were hampered by the ongoing drought and strong winds.

April – May 2011

Mississippi River floods –Two major storms dumped record rainfall, thousands of homes were ordered evacuated and the Morganza Spillway was opened for the first time in 37 years to deliberately flood 4,600 square miles of Louisiana.

Caring for the injured was made more difficult because the main hospital, Saint John’s Regional Medical Center, had to be evacuated after suffering a direct hit – the tornado ripped off its roof and smashed all its windows.

Cries could still be heard early Monday from survivors trapped in the wreckage.

City manager Mark Rohr announced the number of known dead at a pre-dawn news conference outside the wreckage of the hospital.

He said the twister cut a path nearly 6 miles long through the centre of the city. Much of the city’s south side was levelled, with churches, schools, businesses and homes reduced to ruins.

Jasper County emergency management director Keith Stammer said about 2,000 buildings were damaged.

Authorities began a door-to-door search on Monday morning, with rescuers moving cautiously around downed power lines and jagged debris.

A series of gas leaks caused fires around the city overnight, and Missouri governor Jay Nixon said some were still burning.

Mr Nixon said he feared the death toll would rise but also expected survivors to be found in the rubble.

‘I don’t think we’re done counting,’ he said. ‘I still believe that because of the size of the debris and the number of people involved that there are lives to be saved.’

Crews found bodies during the night in vehicles the storm had flipped over, torn apart and left looking like crushed cans.

Triage centers and shelters set up around the city quickly filled to capacity.

Six people died there, five of them patients, plus one visitor.

The storm blew out hundreds of windows and caused damage so extensive that doctors had to abandon the hospital soon after the twister passed. A crumpled helicopter lay on its side in the parking lot near a single twisted mass of metal that used to be cars.

Map: Infrared image of the powerful tornado that spun through a densely populated part of Missouri

Map: Infrared image of the powerful tornado that spun through a densely populated part of Missouri

 

 

WHAT IS CAUSING THE DEVASTATING STORMS?

Meteorological and environmental experts are trying to offer explanations for the string of tornadoes that have been more frequent and severe than usual.

Many weather experts are blaming global warming.

Twisters generally occur when cold air hits warm air and, because it is almost summer, the air is warm over much of the U.S.

Unusually cold air is pushing down from the north, contributing to major storm activity.

When the cold air hits the warmer air, it pushes it higher into the atmosphere than is normal, which produces major storm activity.

A lot of rain has accompanied the increased storm activity, producing massive flooding.

Kevin Trenberth, a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, said: ‘There are certainly issues related to warnings and building codes, but we cannot unduly discount climate change and high sea surface temperatures in the Gulf.

Dr. Jim Riscoe said some members of his emergency room staff showed up after the tornado with injuries of their own, but they worked through the night anyway.

‘I spent most of my life at that hospital,’ Riscoe said at a triage center at Joplin’s Memorial Hall entertainment venue.

‘It’s awful. I had two pregnant nurses who dove under gurneys … It’s a testimony to the human spirit.’

At Memorial Hall, a downtown entertainment venue, nurses and other emergency workers from across the region treated critically injured patients.

At another makeshift unit at a Lowe’s home improvement store, wooden planks served as beds.

Outside, ambulances and fire trucks waited for calls. During one stretch after midnight on Monday, emergency vehicles were scrambling nearly every two minutes.

Tornado sirens gave residents about a 20-minute warning before the tornado touched down on the city’s west side.

Staff at St John’s Regional Medical Center rushed patients into hallways before the storm struck the nine-storey building, blowing out hundreds of windows and leaving the facility unusable.

The hospital was among the worst-hit locations.

Early on Monday, floodlights lit what remained of the building that once held as many 367 patients. Police officers could be seen combing the surrounding area for bodies.

In the parking lot, a helicopter lay crushed on its side, its rotors torn apart and windows smashed.

Nearby, a pile of cars lay crumpled into a single mass of twisted metal.

Winds from the storm carried debris up to 60 miles away, with medical records, X-rays, insulation and other items falling to the ground in Greene County, said Larry Woods, assistant director of the Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management.

The Joplin twister was one of 68 reported tornadoes across seven Midwest states over the weekend, stretched from Oklahoma to Wisconsin, according to the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center.

One person was killed in Minneapolis. But the devastation in Missouri was the worst, eerily reminiscent of the tornadoes that killed more than 300 people across the South last month.

Residents said the damage was breathtaking in scope.

‘You see pictures of World War II, the devastation and all that with the bombing. That’s really what it looked like,’ said Kerry Sachetta, the principal of a flattened Joplin High School.

Charts: This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration image released on May 23, 2011 shows the storm system moments before spawning the tornado

Charts: This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration image released on May 23, 2011 shows the storm system moments before spawning the tornado

 

PLEASE CAN YOU HELP? THE DESPERATE SEARCH FOR LOVED ONES BEGINS

Appeal for help

As rescue workers continued their search for survivors, friends and family of loved ones posted moving appeals online for help finding those missing.

Groups of residents set up Facebook groups and blogs to post photos of people whose whereabouts is unknown.

Heather Hill Stoneburner posted: ‘Please look for Ruth Lawrence…96 years old & lived alone…close to St. John’s at 3142 Tyler.

‘I have seen pictures on the news. It is hard to watch. Thank you for any information. Please be safe.’

Savannah Richardson wrote: ‘i was wanting to know if you found or if my dad is okay cause I’ve called him 50 times and no answer I was wanting to know if you could keep eye out for him cause I’m scared he could have been in Joplin at the time of the storm.’

Pam Fricker posted a photo (right) and wrote: ‘My aunt, Janice Knight, lives at 1829 S. Moffett. She’s about 5 feet tall, blonde, age 74.

‘The girl in the red shirt is Lynsey Knight, and works in ER at Freeman’s… If anyone has seen them, please let them know that Uncle George was found stranded at 20th and Maiden Lane but has been helped.

‘I live in Oklahoma City, and have not been able to reach anyone.’

On a blog for relatives of those missing, one man wrote: ‘my brother is missing please help – michael dodd 1516 east 18th street joplin mo i cannot contact my brother in any way if anyone finds any information please let me know i am so worried i am praying for all of our families and friends back there.’

Map of Missouri locating the town of Joplin

‘I couldn’t even make out the side of the building. It was total devastation in my view. I just couldn’t believe what I saw.’

Emergency management officials rushed heavy equipment to Joplin to help lift debris and clear the way for search and recovery operations.

Governor Nixon declared a state of emergency, and President Barack Obama said the Federal Emergency Management Agency was working with state and local agencies.

Jeff Lehr, a reporter for the Joplin Globe, said he was upstairs in his home when the storm hit but was able to make his way to a basement closet.

The storm tore the roof off his house, but he was safe. When he emerged, he found people wandering through the streets, covered in mud.

‘I’m talking to them, asking if they knew where their family is,’ Mr Lehr said. ‘Some of them didn’t know and weren’t sure where they were. All the street markers were gone.’

Justin Gibson, 30, huddled with three relatives outside the tangled debris of a Home Depot. He pointed to a black pickup that had been tossed into the store’s ruins and said it belonged to his roommate’s brother, who was last seen in the store with his two young daughters.

Mr Gibson, who has three children of his own, said his home was levelled and ‘everything in that neighbourhood is gone. The high school, the churches, the grocery store. I can’t get hold of my ex-wife to see how my kids are.

‘I don’t know the extent of this yet,’ he said, ‘but I know I’ll have friends and family dead.’

In Minneapolis, where a tornado killed one person and injured 29, authorities imposed an overnight curfew in a 4-square-mile area, including some of the city’s poorest neighbourhoods, to prevent looting and keep streets clear for emergency crews.

Mayor RT Rybak said one liquor store was looted right after the tornado hit late Sunday and a few burglaries took place overnight.

He said it wasn’t immediately clear how many homes were affected, simply saying: ‘It’s a lot.’

 

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  1. Dios tenga misericordia de esa nacion, porque los juicios de Dios estan empezando en ese pais, es lastimoso que muchas personas de otros paises piensen o le sean indiferentes a este tipo de cosas, solamente el pueblo de Dios esta apercibido de las cosas, hermanos recuerden la palabra de Dios, que por su causa seremos aborrecidos y marginados, odiados, y a muchos mataran, pero para nosotros la muerte fue hace tiempo al recibir a JEsucristo. Oremos por este pais, oren por nuestros pastores y siervos de Dios, a aquellos que estan por el buen camino y a aquellos que no lo estan, oren por los que no conocen la palabra de Dios y oren por cada uno de ustedes. Dios los bendiga.

  2. Que se puede decir ante lo inevitable, que en medio del dolor y deseperacion los corazones endurecidos que no conocen a Dios y sus juicios sean hoy prestos a recibirle y sean salvados y aun mas, busquen en El, conzuelo.,Y los que le aman y le siguen y han atravezado por esto que sean confortados y su fe no se debilite,en Cristo Jesus hago esta oracion.
    en Cristo
    luisa

  3. Mercedes says:

    No parece que por Joplin, hubiese pasado un tornado. Esto mas bien da la impresión que fuese un gran monstruo, con terribles dientes que hubiese masticado las casas, o un super tanque que va aplastando todo a su paso. Eso es espantoso. No se si exagero o solo es porque esto no ha pasado en colombia, y Dios nos guarde de tener que pasar por esto. El Señor tenga misericordia de los que aún no le conocen.
    Dios bendiga por su blog.

  4. PASTOR EN ALABAMA says:

    lo que paso aqui en tuscaloosa es nada en realidad con los otros estados que DIOS NOS GUARDE A TODOS

  5. Hola a todos, yo viví eso y sobre todo sigo diciendo que Dios es misericordioso y que es Amor. no solo por aber sido un sobreviviente sino porque aun si no hubiera vivido mas, estubiera en la gloria a lado de nuestro Dios.

    Dios les bendig

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    Barack, also transliterated as Baraq, in Hebrew is: lightning

    baraq – Biblical definition:

    From Strongs H1299; lightning; by analogy a gleam; concretely a flashing sword: – bright, glitter (-ing, sword), lightning. (Strongs Hebrew word H1300 baraq baw-rawk’)

    Barak ‘O’bamah, The use of bamah is used to refer to the “heights” of Heaven.

    bamah – Biblical definition:

    From an unused root (meaning to be high); an elevation: – height, high place, wave. (Strongs Hebrew word H1116 bamah baw-maw’)

    The day following the election of Barack Obama (11/04/08), the winning pick 3 lotto numbers in Illinois (Obama’s home state) for 11/5/08 were 666.

    Obama was a U.S. senator for Illinois, and his zip code was 60606.

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    Encontré este artículo muy interesante… ¡por favor léalo!

    ¿Recuerda la exitosa película de taquilla The Matrix que se estrenó en 1999? Puede que no lo sepas, pero tiene profundas implicaciones espirituales con respecto a los tiempos en que vivimos y la profecía bíblica.

    Cuenta una historia de cómo estos “agentes” están tratando de convertirnos en máquinas. Estamos más cerca que nunca para que esto se convierta en una realidad cuando provoquen que recibamos un microchip implantable en nuestro cuerpo durante una época en la que el dinero físico ya no existirá.

    Es posible que haya visto en las noticias de la NBC sobre el microchip RFID implantable que algunas personas están recibiendo para hacer compras, pero ¿sabía que este microchip encaja perfectamente con la profecía en la Biblia?

    “El (el falso profeta que engaña a muchos con sus milagros) hace que todos, pequeños y grandes, ricos y pobres, libres y esclavos, reciban una marca en la mano derecha o en la frente, y que nadie pueda comprar ni vender excepto uno que tiene la marca o el nombre de la bestia, o el número de su nombre …

    También es posible que haya oído hablar del legendario número “666” con el que la gente ha estado especulando durante posiblemente miles de años sobre lo que realmente significa. Este artículo comparte algo que no había visto antes, y no creo que pueda haber una mejor explicación de lo que significa calcular 666. Esto no es un engaño. ¡Cosas muy fascinantes!

    … Aquí hay sabiduría. El que tiene entendimiento, calcule el número de la bestia, porque es el número de un hombre: Su número es 666 ″ (Apocalipsis 13: 16-18 NKJV).

    Para ver todos los detalles que muestran por qué la Biblia predijo todas estas cosas, ¡consulte este artículo!

    Artículo: http://1.voicetruth.org

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    “Entonces un tercer ángel los siguió, diciendo a gran voz:“ Si alguno adora a la bestia y a su imagen, y recibe su marca en la frente o en la mano, él mismo también beberá del vino de la ira de Dios. , que se derrama con toda su fuerza en la copa de su indignación. Será atormentado con fuego y azufre en presencia de los santos ángeles y en presencia del Cordero. Y el humo de su tormento sube por los siglos de los siglos; y no descansan ni de día ni de noche, los que adoran a la bestia ya su imagen, y cualquiera que recibe la marca de su nombre ”(Apocalipsis 14: 9-11).

    En la religión islámica tienen un hombre llamado Mahdi, conocido como su mesías, de quien están esperando para subir al escenario. Hay muchos testimonios de personas en línea que creen que este hombre será Barack Obama, que será el Anticristo bíblico basado en los sueños que han recibido. Yo mismo he tenido sueños extraños con él como ninguna otra persona. Tanto es así que decidí compartir esta información.

    Salió al escenario afirmando ser un cristiano sin afiliación a la fe musulmana …

    “En nuestras vidas, Michelle y yo hemos sido fortalecidos por nuestra fe cristiana. Pero ha habido ocasiones en las que mi fe ha sido cuestionada, por personas que no me conocen, o han dicho que me adhiero a una religión diferente, como si eso fuera de alguna manera algo malo ”- Barack Obama

    … pero más tarde los miembros de su propia familia le revelaron que de hecho es un musulmán devoto.

    Entonces, ¿qué hay en el nombre? El significado del nombre de alguien puede decir mucho sobre una persona. Dios a lo largo de la historia ha dado nombres a personas que tienen un significado específico vinculado a sus vidas. ¿Qué tal el nombre de Barack Obama? Echemos un vistazo a lo que puede estar escondido debajo de la superficie …

    “Y él (Jesús) les dijo (a sus discípulos): ‘Vi a Satanás caer como un rayo del cielo’” (Lucas 10:18).

    En el idioma hebreo podemos descubrir el significado detrás del nombre Barack Obama.

    Barack, también transcrito como Baraq, en hebreo es: rayo

    baraq – definición bíblica:

    De Strongs H1299; relámpago; por analogía un destello; concretamente una espada centelleante: – brillante, brillo (-ing, espada), relámpago. (La palabra hebrea fuerte H1300 baraq baw-rawk ‘)

    Barak ‘O’bamah, El uso de bamah se usa para referirse a las “alturas” del cielo.

    bamah – definición bíblica:

    De una raíz no utilizada (es decir, alta); una elevación: – altura, lugar alto, ola. (Fuerza la palabra hebrea H1116 bamah baw-maw ‘)

    Al día siguiente de la elección de Barack Obama (04/11/08), los números ganadores de la lotería pick 3 en Illinois (el estado natal de Obama) para el 05/11/08 fueron 666.

    Obama era senador de Estados Unidos por Illinois y su código postal era 60606.

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