I saw God today

Profound, I know, but it was true. This morning brought devestation to 4 families here at West Point. An electrial fire caused a 4-plex to burn to the ground, leaving 4 families homeless. They moved 3 of the families into the empty houses next to us. Ironic thing, though, the family that moved out of the house directly next door is the family that moved back in tonight. The sad news is that one of the other families just lost their husband/father not too long ago when he was taken by a heart attack during a run. What more can this family face? Tonight showed more than we think.
As the volunteers from around the area showed up to move furniture it was like watching Extreme Home Makeover in my own front yard... except this was government issue, not Eddie Bauer! The donations were overflowing and eventually some things were turned away because they had too many to hold and store. I saw car after car pull in and adults as well as kids pile out with their arms loaded with donations... food, clothing, toys, books, TV's, beds. These were families that came from 5 bedroom homes... 2 of them had 6 members, 1 had 7 and our old/new neighbors have 9. Groceries of every kind were brought, meals were planned and God had a hand in everything.
By His grace, the fire happened when all of the 20 kids were at school or daycare. Pets were outside. Parents were at work or out. Those home were able to grab a few possessions and make it outside safely. Two homes were destroyed by fire and the others were destroyed by water damage. It was truly a remarkable sight!
God works in wonderful ways!!!