Montecito Tea Fire

A bit of a sad weekend for me here as I watched my alma mater, Westmont College, suffer serious damage from the Tea Fire in Montecito, CA. The college lost quite a few buildings and the faculty, many of whom live adjacent to campus, lost a huge number of homes. Amazingly, there were no injuries to the students on campus. If you think about it, please pray for those Montecito residents who did lose their homes and for the campus itself. The thought of "beauty from ashes" comes to mind as I pray that Westmont is able to extend itself to its surrounding community and offer hope in this hope-less time. I am thankful to be a part of that great community and my prayers go out to everyone affected.