#flood2013

[virgyngyn]

Dipostingan kali ini berhubung udah mau di penghujung akhir tahun 2013, gue mau flash back sedikit tentang beberapa kejadian duka yang gue dan keluarga gue alamin ...

Yupp, di awal tahun 2013 tepat bulan Januari, wilayah perumahan gue di timpa musibah banjir 5tahunan .. Banjir sekitar 1,5 meter lebih .. Postingan foto yang gue post ini asli dari tangan gue sendiri alias gue ambil sendiri .. Dari mulai banjir yang datang selutut, 1,5 meter sampai surut-surut, sisa lumpur dan PR untuk bersihkan rumah pasca banjir ..

Ada cerita sedih di musibah banjir kali ini yaitu ketika banjir datang, gue harus pergi dari rumah alias keluar dari rumah demi UPM (Ujian Pengendali Mutu) di kampus gue !!! Perasaan gue galau, sedih, bingung, semua campur aduk jadi 1 . Bisa bayangin ga, gue jam 2 siang ada ujian (yang ga bisa susulan alias kl gue ga ikut gue harus ulang tahun depan) dan banjir itu dateng sekitar pukul 08.00 pagi. Gue kemas-kemas barang, pamitan sama orang rumah dengan nitikin air mata pamit keluar rumah demi ujian .

Foto pertama itu adalah kondisi ketika gue pergi keluar rumah demi ujian. Gue ambil foto dengan tangan gemeteran biar someday gue inget broo perjuangan gue demi kuliah sampe harus ninggalin keluarga yang lagi banjir demi apa ??? UJIAN !! Demi kuliah gue dan keluarga gue ikhlasin hal itu ..

Selesai gue ambil foto pertama, gue lgsg masukin HP gue ke tas (gue gamau sampe hp gue jatuh, basah dan gue ga bisa tlp keluarga gue). Sepanjang jalan menuju depan perumahan gue, gue sendirian.. Nangis sampe di liatin org & gue ga peduli. Gue bawa barang bnyk, berat, ga pake sendal dan nangis. Sedih luar biasa .. Sebigini perjuangan gue untuk kuliah :"))

-----AFTER UJIAN--------

Selesai gue ujian, gue gamau nginep dirumah temen-temen gue walau mereka maksa, gue ttp balik ke perumahan dan gue bobok di pos ! Gimana bs gue tidur enak dikasur, makan sdgkan keluarga gue ada dirumah di lantai 2. Tidur seadanya sempit"an dengan barang dan gue gatau keluarga gue makan apaa :'(((

Gue bobok di posko banjir depan perumahan.. Jadi relawan.. Bantu-bantu siapin makanan, obat-obatan, selimut dan semua yang dibutuhin untuk di distribusikan melalui perahu karet. Setidaknya gue menunggu di posko bermanfaat.. Menunggu air surut dan ga jauh dari keluarga .

Gue ga peduli kl gue nantinya sakit karena gue tidur di posko yang cuma gelar tiker dilapangan terbuka dengan terpal tanpa selimut. Gue cuma mau sama keluarga gue & kita lewatin musibah ini bareng-bareng. That's it i want God !

Banjir tahun 2013 in ga cuma dateng 1x tapi DUA KALI !! DUA KALI.. Kebayang doong tugas buat beresin lumpur+rumah pasca banjir gimana? Tapi di banjir ke2 ini gue DIRUMAH ! DIRUMAH GAAES! Gue tenang kl disaat musibah gini gue bersama keluarga. Qt saling menguatkan 1 sama lain & gue bisa bantu angkat-angkat barang karena nyokap gue sakit jd beliau duduk di lantai 2.. Papaps, Kaka dan gue :")).

Selesai banjir .. Qt beres-beres rumah gotong-royong beresin lumpur yang menumpuk .. Itu foto kaka gue & rumah gue yang porak-poranda gaaes .. Para bapak-bapak ada yang nemuin ular phyton di perumahan gue pasca banjir ya walau bukan di rt/rw gue alhamdulillahnya ..

Sekian postingan gue tentang banjir di tahun 2013 ini..

*Gue nge'postnya sambil nitikin air mata secara ga langsung karena gue alamin ini secara langsung .. Anyway Keep posting yaaa ! :")

[timschrag-blog]

Power outage #hutchnews #flood2013

[tequilaunt]

Omg flood!!1!1!! *freaks out because something actually happened in Toronto for once*

[breathe-lioness]

The storm still has what I need.

june 30th:

I sat on my bed and watched the rain fall, and fall, and fall. The sound was soothing but I had to consciously remind myself not to be upset. Because the rain got louder and harder, and my mind wanted to dwell on the nearly-drowned emotions of my friends in the valley who are just trying to dry out their lives.

My friends in the valley are trying not to smell the stench that 8 feet of water leaves behind in a home. My friends are just trying to breathe.

Only a couple of days ago I found myself losing tears at the reality of the town I call home being underwater. The weight of the water that rushed through Fort Plain was enough to wash away trailers and demolish businesses. And yet the weight on all of our hearts seems just as powerful, and we're just trying to focus on cleaning up so that we can eventually focus on healing up.

  Remember last year when we begged for rain? Remember how my heart was so dry that I danced when He opened up the floodgates of heaven?

I'm sitting on my bed, just like I was a year ago, but this year I can see His goodness.

You see, the storms always come. Sometimes they are inside of my, sometimes they're all around me, and sometimes they're in both places at the same time. Every time I face a storm, though, I am tempted to yell at God. I become tempted to blame God. He's the one in charge and so He's the one who needs to get His act together, right? Sometimes I'm just so tired I blame God because He's the closest one to me.

But you know what? In Job (37:13) I see that God sends rain for justice AND mercy. Who am I to tell the difference? And in John (16) Jesus warned all of His followers that troubles would come; and they do.

Storms come. Things come and then go. Life hurts on the other side of paradise.

Yet He remains faithful. He remains loving. He remains just. He remains secure; solid like a firm foundation compared to sand. 

I know I can rest secure in Him and endure all the storms that come because I know His promises. His promises were not "follow Me and all will be easy!", they were "if you want to save your life, you'll lose it. but if you lose your life for My sake, you'll find it." He promised that what we were to look forward to in following Him was death, that was the goal. And then He promised that the glory at the end would be far worth the struggle, far worth enduring the storms.

Isaiah 43:1-5 Israel's Redeemer. But now, this is what the LORD says-- He who created you, Jacob, He who formed you, Israel: "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I AM the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead. Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life. Do not be afraid for I AM with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west.

That's the foundation I can plant my roots into; that's the shelter that endures all storms.

Suddenly every drop was like a reminder: "I love you, I love you, I love you." I remembered the truth that the storm always has what you need, because He never leaves. And the sound of rain became like a melody reminding me of my total weakness and His enduring love.

[welcometoheartbrk]

Got sicky from the floods... The bacteria is in the air :(

[excusesbegone]

As many know I've been training to run my first 5k on June 29th. Unfortunately due to the Floods in my city this past week the run has been rescheduled in August. I have an extra month to train and to lend a helping hand where I can. Keep Alberta in your thoughts and prayers!