Prayer Request for Matt and Claire!

You'll see my version of the fire in the blog about our Adventures with Lydia and Corban. But here's some more info (it's an email that our Camp Director, David Jones, sent out). Please pray for them!

David's email sent Saturday night:

Hello everyone.

Matt and Claire’s trailer caught on fire today. The clothes dryer malfunctioned and started the fire in the laundry room. No one was home at the time – Matt and Claire were working at different areas of the camp. Paul was at home next door and noticed the smoke. Cesar Villegas (one of Alfredo’s sons) also saw it. They both responded quickly with a 911 call, calls to staff members for help, and the gathering of water hoses. They (soon including Matt) sprayed the house down until the fire department arrived. Thankfully, the water hoses kept the fire from spreading to any other room. It spread only in the attic about 20 feet in both directions. But the entire house got very hot and was completely filled with smoke. Everything plastic above about six feet in the house melted. Fortunately, the most damage to their personal belongings was from smoke and most of that is cleanable. They lost a lot of clothes, some furniture in the master bedroom, and of course everything in the laundry room. A lot of us helped pull some important belongings out this evening before it got dark.

The trailer belongs to my parents and it is insured. In the short term, the Walls will be in a room at the camp, but we will be making a decision about their housing for the long term in the very near future. All things considered, Matt and Claire are doing well – probably still in shock about it all. Please be in prayer. We are collecting money to help them with things that insurance does not cover. If you can help, please send it to the camp (made payable to Matt or Claire Wall). Thanks.

This was our first building fire ever at the camp, and it was not near as bad as it could have been. The Lord is in control and I know that Matt and Claire will someday see His plan in all this.

Thank you for your prayers – David.