So, early this morning hurricane Ike made its way onshore in Galveston. I have been praying for all my family that live in East Texas within the path of this storm. My aunt lives very near Houston and I was especially worried about her and my cousin, her daughter. As it turns out, they are fine. My parents, who live between Houston and Dallas, are okay as well. They are without power, but that is the worst that they experienced. My little brother, who is about 100 miles east of my parents is perfectly fine. He is taking pictures of the damage in his town, which is mainly downed trees. So, thank God my family members are fine. I do not want to fail to mention, however, that many people did lose their lives in this storm. Think about all those tiny islands that Ike just ran over before making its way to the Texas shore. Its hard to imagine the damage that these islands incur every time a hurricane or tropical storm passes over them. These are mainly small nations with poor people with substandard dwelling and no high ground. God be with them in their loss. I hope that we here in the States are mindful of these people, who receive very little media coverage, while we are following the news as the damage here is assessed.