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Update on the Fires in Southern California
CONCORD, CA (October 31, 2003) - Pacific Southwest Conference (PSWC)
representatives have talked with churches and conference centers in
Southern California and ask prayers specifically for one church and one
conference center especially vulnerable to fires in their regions.
Jack Hawkins, pastor of Canyon Springs Covenant Church, said that eight
families have lost homes in north and east San Diego. Members of the
congregation are opening their homes to not only these families but to
other families in the community that have lost their homes.
While fires in San Diego have ebbed a bit due to cooler temperatures and
decreased winds, those in the mountain areas of San Bernardino County
are still at risk. Alpine Conference Center in Blue Jay remains in a
serious threat area, according to Evelyn Johnson, superintendent of the
PSWC. Shifting winds make for an unpredictable nature of this scenario.
On Wednesday, fires consumed 20,000 acres in the area near Alpine
Conference Center. It was one of seven fires burning in four California
counties.
One of the full-time Alpine facility staff members and his wife have
lost all their personal property in a fire at their rented home. The
young couple are expecting a baby in February and had no renters'
insurance.
More coverage about the California fires and their impact on Covenanters
and Covenant churches and organizations will be available on
www.covchurch.org.
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