San Diego FiresSo I finally get home from a really long day at work and I turn on Fox News to get updated on the fires out here in San Diego. Geraldo pops up on the screen and announces that he’s at Qualcomm Stadium–which is only about 3 miles down the street from where I’m sitting at this moment! Kinda weird…

Anyway, it seems that we’re in a fairly safe location at the moment. The nearest fire to us is the one that hit Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Santa Fe, Poway, etc. Luckily we’ve got Miramar between us and the fire.

But I have to admit it’s pretty crazy. The air smells like smoke. There’s a fine layer of ash everywhere. And the sky is orange.

Our church is doing what it can by collecting blankets, books, and games (for which there have been requests by the shelters), which we will then deliver to one or more of the nearby shelters. You can see what I wrote about the fires on our church website here and here.

Please keep us all in your prayers. A few in our congregation have had to evacuate and others are in danger of having to evacuate. Fortunately, I don’t think anyone has lost their home yet.