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Imagine everything you own is wet. Do you remember the flood here in 2010? Did you or someone you love suffer as a result of it? Of the two pictures above, they both illustrate some of the devastating effects of flooding but only one picture is of the Nashville flood.
The picture on the left is of the current flooding in Peru. We Nashvillians have a kinship with the people of Peru in that we understand how welcome a clean, dry set of clothes is when we have none. We remember what it feels like to have our most precious possessions float away.
Not only do we share an understanding of the tremendous tragedy flooding carries in its wake, but also, we share the same loving Father. He is a Father who has an uncanny ability to transform suffering
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