Our church members and friends know that myself and church member Ralph Cox live on the west side of the Springs. We are south of the evacuation area and not part of Manitou Springs. Our only problem is smoke when the wind turns around to the west, but we're doing fine. The heat is higher than normal and with the wind direction is driving the fire behavior. The best one I heard so far is "Satan called....he wants his weather back!"

Photo of fire taken by Greg last Saturday
From Garden of the Gods

Be in prayer for us as always for all the struggles and pressures of life; one of the greatest tests of our spirituality is how we handle situations that are beyond our control. Remember to leave things in the hands of God. Pester Greg