Comments on: Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind: The Continuing Saga Of Hurricane Katrina http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/11/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-the-continuing-saga-of-hurricane-katrina/ reb•e•lu•tion (reb’el lu shen) n. a teenage rebellion against low expectations Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:52:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Zoe_Pooch20 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/11/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-the-continuing-saga-of-hurricane-katrina/#comment-3093 Zoe_Pooch20 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=230#comment-3093 I also didn't have any idea about what was going on over there.I must be going blind and deaf. But it does seem like if The System says we shouldn't worry about something,then we don't.Like The System,being the controling power,is trying to control our very subconcious through mind numbing commercials that reapeat:"Everything's o.k.There is nothing to worry about anymore.We fixed the problem.See how great we are?" When,really,it was OUR churches going out and helping people,not the government.Not the celebrities.But that's what the T.V. shows. That,of course,is a different story,so I'm gonna quit rambling now.//Sorry, I get going,and it's hard to stop.// I also didn’t have any idea about what was going on over there.I must be going blind and deaf.

But it does seem like if The System says we shouldn’t worry about something,then we don’t.Like The System,being the controling power,is trying to control our very subconcious through mind numbing commercials that reapeat:”Everything’s o.k.There is nothing to worry about anymore.We fixed the problem.See how great we are?” When,really,it was OUR churches going out and helping people,not the government.Not the celebrities.But that’s what the T.V. shows.

That,of course,is a different story,so I’m gonna quit rambling now.//Sorry, I get going,and it’s hard to stop.//

]]> By: Promise http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/11/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-the-continuing-saga-of-hurricane-katrina/#comment-3094 Promise Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=230#comment-3094 I'm from Texas and live somewhat near the Louisiana boarder. I have seen so much of the devastation these hurricanes have caused. I work at Starbucks and you have no idea how many people I have talked with who were from New Orleans. I've heard their stories. It truly is horrible what they've had to go through and what they're(obviously) still going through. Thank you for posting these pictures. We forget so easily, so quickly. I’m from Texas and live somewhat near the Louisiana boarder. I have seen so much of the devastation these hurricanes have caused. I work at Starbucks and you have no idea how many people I have talked with who were from New Orleans. I’ve heard their stories. It truly is horrible what they’ve had to go through and what they’re(obviously) still going through. Thank you for posting these pictures. We forget so easily, so quickly.

]]> By: Brett Harris http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/11/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-the-continuing-saga-of-hurricane-katrina/#comment-3095 Brett Harris Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=230#comment-3095 Promise: Thanks for sharing. It's true isn't it, how we forget things as soon the media stops talking about them? I think the media "legislates" our thoughts more than we realize. Obviously, in this case the media isn't at fault; their job is to report the news, and Wilma is bigger news than Katrina. But we must remember the Katrina victims, just like we must remember the Wilma victims a month from now. And we must not allow the media to determine what we remember and what we forget. In conclusion, oftentimes we get so caught up in the petty things of our lives: our clothes, our food, our homes, our cars, etc. and we forget these people who have none of those things. Promise: Thanks for sharing. It’s true isn’t it, how we forget things as soon the media stops talking about them? I think the media “legislates” our thoughts more than we realize.

Obviously, in this case the media isn’t at fault; their job is to report the news, and Wilma is bigger news than Katrina. But we must remember the Katrina victims, just like we must remember the Wilma victims a month from now. And we must not allow the media to determine what we remember and what we forget.

In conclusion, oftentimes we get so caught up in the petty things of our lives: our clothes, our food, our homes, our cars, etc. and we forget these people who have none of those things.

]]> By: Hannah http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/11/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-the-continuing-saga-of-hurricane-katrina/#comment-3096 Hannah Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=230#comment-3096 Thank you, Brett for posting on this. I had no idea the devestation was still this great. I hope more people will see this post and begin praying-- I've forwarded this post to everyone I know. Thank you, Brett for posting on this. I had no idea the devestation was still this great.
I hope more people will see this post and begin praying– I’ve forwarded this post to everyone I know.

]]> By: Brett Harris http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/11/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-the-continuing-saga-of-hurricane-katrina/#comment-3097 Brett Harris Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=230#comment-3097 Thank you Hannah! That's exactly what we hoped people would do. People need to know so that they can pray. Thank you Hannah! That’s exactly what we hoped people would do. People need to know so that they can pray.

]]> By: Promise Rhodes http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/11/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-the-continuing-saga-of-hurricane-katrina/#comment-3098 Promise Rhodes Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=230#comment-3098 I know... So many times I find myself worrying about all the things you listed. I feel so selfish. But I'm glad God convicts and and helps to jog our memories of people less fortunate than us. And I'm so thankful that there are people like you and your brother, and the others who read this blog, who seem to really care more about the important things of life, and not just the frivolous, material "stuff" of this world. I hope God starts to open all our eyes more and more each day. I know…
So many times I find myself worrying about all the things you listed. I feel so selfish. But I’m glad God convicts and and helps to jog our memories of people less fortunate than us. And I’m so thankful that there are people like you and your brother, and the others who read this blog, who seem to really care more about the important things of life, and not just the frivolous, material “stuff” of this world. I hope God starts to open all our eyes more and more each day.

]]> By: heather http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/11/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-the-continuing-saga-of-hurricane-katrina/#comment-3099 heather Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=230#comment-3099 Glad that you took the trip. I worked with the New Orleans Police Department in 2002. It was a great (and horrific) summer. I saw the daily living of many of the totally ignored (poor) while I was there. Amazing how it took this big of a catastrophe to bring their existence to light. Peace to you as you travel. Heather Glad that you took the trip.
I worked with the New Orleans Police Department in 2002. It was a great (and horrific) summer. I saw the daily living of many of the totally ignored (poor) while I was there. Amazing how it took this big of a catastrophe to bring their existence to light.

Peace to you as you travel.

Heather

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/11/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-the-continuing-saga-of-hurricane-katrina/#comment-3100 Elizabeth Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=230#comment-3100 It has been so easy for me to forget the troubles of others as I am enveloped in my own worries. Thank you for the reminder. How wonderful that even though in my weakness and selfishness I forget others, the Lord never does. It has been so easy for me to forget the troubles of others as I am enveloped in my own worries. Thank you for the reminder.

How wonderful that even though in my weakness and selfishness I forget others, the Lord never does.

]]> By: Charity http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/11/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-the-continuing-saga-of-hurricane-katrina/#comment-3101 Charity Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=230#comment-3101 Thanks so much for posting this! It IS scary how we forget about things once they are out of the news! We will be praying! Thanks for reminding us! We will definitely be sharing this with others! In Christ, Charity Sauve Thanks so much for posting this! It IS scary how we forget about things once they are out of the news! We will be praying! Thanks for reminding us! We will definitely be sharing this with others!
In Christ,
Charity Sauve

]]> By: Michelle http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2005/11/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-the-continuing-saga-of-hurricane-katrina/#comment-3102 Michelle Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/?p=230#comment-3102 Alex & Brett, I'm so glad you made it through okay. I had the opportunity to go and serve in a labor camp for two weeks after Rita. I was stationed in a huge parking lot in a suburb of New Orleans. Your pictures and words captured how I felt. It was completely overwhelming. The most vivid memories that still remain was the smell as I drove from Houston to New Orleans and feeling completely desperate as the gas gauge dropped and stomachs ached with no relief in sight. I praise the Lord for all of the blessings that most Americans enjoy on a daily basis. We must not forget our brothers and sisters in the Gulf. They still have so many needs. --MK Alex & Brett, I’m so glad you made it through okay. I had the opportunity to go and serve in a labor camp for two weeks after Rita. I was stationed in a huge parking lot in a suburb of New Orleans. Your pictures and words captured how I felt. It was completely overwhelming. The most vivid memories that still remain was the smell as I drove from Houston to New Orleans and feeling completely desperate as the gas gauge dropped and stomachs ached with no relief in sight. I praise the Lord for all of the blessings that most Americans enjoy on a daily basis. We must not forget our brothers and sisters in the Gulf. They still have so many needs. –MK

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