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Burning City (Paperback)
Sidney R Campbell, Kimberly R Campbell; Aaron Joseph Campbell
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R171
Discovery Miles 1 710
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At the age of eighteen, Aaron Joseph Moore Stovall had begun his
freshman year at Xavier University of Louisiana. He had attended a
few days of classes in college when the natural disaster, hurricane
Katrina hit New Orleans. A few weeks prior to attending college,
Aaron through our church activities participated in a two day
retreat entitled, "An Encounter with God." Although hurricane
Katrina catapulted Aaron into overwhelming events, we believe our
church retreat prepared him spiritually to go through this horrific
catastrophe. Aaron stated, "I owe my life to the Lord " The
experience of living in the dorm after the hurricane hit was worse
than a horrible nightmare. There was no electricity, no water to
take showers or to flush the toilets, and the noxious smell of
sewage and gas was overwhelming. The intense heat and humidity made
him feel as though he was suffocating. Aaron had heard on
television about natural disasters killing people in this nation
and other countries. Now, he was experiencing first hand an ordeal
with one of the worst hurricanes in the history of this country.
his life literally flashed before him. On the sixth day, men in
boats evacuated Aaron and the other students from the dorms and
transported them to a highway overpass. There everything looked
like a scary movie when the world ended and a few people survived.
Aaron was succumbing to despair and feeling hopeless until Reverend
Jesse Jackson drove up in his car and prayed. This unbelievable
experience gave him a different outlook on life. In September of
2005, after two days of being evacuated from New Orleans,
Louisiana, Aaron transferred to Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA.
He is very grateful for thekindness and support of the staff and
students at Morehouse College. "We give thanks to the Lord and
proclaim His greatness to the whole world" Psalm 105: 1 (revised)
Dr. Joyce M. Stovall Aaron's mother
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