The Lights Came On

Thank you Jesus! The lights are on. About 8:00 PM tonight the lights came on and with them much needed heat. Our maintenance people quickly disconnected the generators that had worked nicely for several hours and hooked up the Louisville juice. This was a great relief as we feared that problems could easily occur with the portable generators.

We are still packed with people who are coming in out of the cold but now we are not having to expend so much energy and resources juggling people between two shelters. During the last two major power outages we have been lucky at the Men's Campus on Jefferson Street. Each time we never lost power at that location which allows us to use that kitchen to provide food for both shelters. People have told me that because the men's facility was formally a nursing home that it operates on a priority electrical grid. I am not sure the reason but it has been a blessing. The men's facility also has a backup generator that is wired into the building's mechanicals, just in case.

As we search for a new campus for our family and women one of our considerations is the availability of back up power. More often than not our services are critical and difficult to fully duplicate in other settings. We continue to ask God for direction in our decision making regarding a new campus.