Night of the Twisters
So, it’s been a crazy 24 hours. I spent yesterday afternoon in Brentwood/Franklin, Tennessee at an interview and noticed the weather was weird. However, I didn’t think much of it. At around 7:40 p.m. my roommate, Samantha, called to say that a tornado had been spotted and was moving straight for us. I immediately freaked out because I hate storms.
At this time, nothing much was going, so I called my mom. Mom informed me that Union University in Jackson, TN (about 3 hours West of Murfreesboro but only one hour from where my family lives) had been hit by a tornado. At this point, all we knew was that a roof had been taken off a dorm. My sister later chimed in to say that buildings had been demolished. I had no clue what was going on, only that the bad weather was heading through where my family lived and possibly to Murfreesboro. Thankfully, the weather went just South of where my parents live, hitting a town about 45 minutes away.
The rest of the night I watched the news like crazy and felt much better, but worried because I knew people at Union U. and was very worried about their safety. Right now I know that at least one of my friends is safe and I know that my friend Mandy’s sister-in-law is safe after being trapped in the rubble.
Please pray for the university as a whole. Two thirds of the housing complexes have been damaged or destroyed as well as several buildings. I am just so thankful that everyone I know there is alright.
For those of you who wonder if there is a God, Union University is a Southern Baptist private college. The college was made into a mess last night but after everything was said and done, not one person who was there has died and only a few were seriously injured (but not life threatening). Yes, several people across four states died, but I believe that God protected Union was further destruction.
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