The pictures are so heart wrenching i moved to Nacogdocohes tx 2 or 3 days before ike hit we sat outside on our porch we didn't get e will ndamage thank God we just had 2 big limbs fall by the house. I had no idea how bad it got till i seen the pic the lord said he would not put us more than we can handle. I think God everyday that it was not as bad as it could have been. The Lord knows what he is doing he is probably just getting our attention

o.m.g dis iz not fair y we need 2 hav dis type of things in da wolrd...

This is so sad. my prayers go out to all of u. Margarita dnt say that because god let everything happen for a reason. Just keep on praying and god will carry u through this. be strong and may god bless u.

I feel for all those who lost there lives and had to endure it as well.But why does it take sometjhing like that to make us feel mortal?I mean to actually have compassin for others,even just in passing?Shouldn't we finally attempt to trust a simple smile or hello, or for that matter put our selves out there to trust our own instincts and be curtious.If we loose that we loose all humanity.

I'm doing an assingment on hurricanes and what way did it go like,it started on the coast of africa and then where did it go?

Todos debemos hacer conciencia y reflexionar ante tragedias como estas, donde Dios nos anuncia que no lo olvidemos, que el nos ama solo que debemos reflexionar ante tantos problemas.

Dios te pido porfavor ayuda a todas estas personas que padecieron y sufireron esta tragedia

We must be sad for all we are seen here but we must learn that the humans can not control the power of the nature. Only God can do that, if we just think that the humans need to keep the control over our lifes, IKE told that the humans will never be happy for ever, just a King with more power than the power of nature can let us sleep in peace, never been afraid that this happens again. This is what Jehova' s Kindom means for the humans. The best we can do is learn about that Kindom until it take place over the earth for the human's happiness.

To Steve Post message 10014

Give me a break!!! The United States of America gives more money, charity, food, medicine, etc to other countries more than any other country in this world, especially to Africa.. so, Mr. Steve, go suck an egg! You know nothing! and you are a bitter bitter person.. grow up buddy!

wow

IF I WERE THEM I WOULD BE SO SCARED I WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT I AM SO SORRY

I am so sorry for the individuals that had to go through this...My heart goes out to all of you...and God Bless everyone...

A really heart rendering sight .This beyoyond imagination and all we can do at this stage is to help the govt and all agencies concerned with our help both physical and financial >remedial measures to avert this kind of disasters in future isa must

Lamento Tanto este desastre natural, que no hay palabras para alentar a estas familias para seguir adelante...

The first thing I want to say is I'm very sorry for everyone's loss. All of us in some way or another has been affected by Hurricane Ike and other storms.Everyone is so involved with Galveston but Bridge City and the rest of the Gulf Coast was just as devastated. My dad lost everything he owned. Our childhood home is a total loss. F.E.M.A. is not helping them like they are Galveston. They are fending for themselves.There is still a lot of need. I know what they're going through we lost everything to Rita in 2005 in West Orange. We all need to help each other at times like these.God Bless Everyone!

Estoy impresionado, por la fuerzas naturales que no tienen discriminacion con todos los seres vivos que habitamos este planeta, ruego a Dios que algun dia esas fuerzas, puedan dejar de ser decontroladoas por nosotros, para que no nos sigan causando tantos daños Espirituales y Morale como Materiales en nuestra permanencia, en esta nuestra Tierra Madre.

I am a Theatre teacher in Boston and am looking at doing a play based on the survivors' and victims' experiences of Hurricane Ike. If you would like your words, story and/or pictures, to be reflected in the play, I would be happy to have them. Please email me at lawstp@aol.com. Thanks and may God be with you all, Laurie

I know what its like to lose everything. Being a victim of hurricane katrina, I realized that material things can be replaced. Keep praying and believing in God and everything will be okay. It is hard to pick up the pieces of your life. Be thankful that you are still here. A life cannot be replaced. God bless and keep praying!

The Lord God is still in control. May God bless everyone. Now is the time to get closer to the Lord. Pray for strength to make it through. Believe me he will give it to you. It's not the end of the world. All material things can be replaced but all of the lost lives can't. Looking at all of the photos and noticing all of the damage I know it may not seem like it but we have to be thankful. Thankful for just surviving which means that the Lord has something in store for you. Wait on your blessings. They will definately come! God Bless

this is really sad.. gob bless you guys....

went through this afew times in the past , Betsy Camille and Katrina.

god bless you all and i pray that god will be with you and your families in this time of need and despair. we survived katrina here in ms....so i know what you are going thru. life does seem desolate now but if you have and keep god in your hearts and lives, everything will get better. love you in christ , our lord and saviour.

Unbelieveable, I just can't imagine living thru this. Good luck and God Bless.

GOD BLESS EVERYONE!!! I live in Galveston myself, when I went back it was a horrible sight. I was just in shock the whole time I was there. My sister in law lost everything, her whole house was under water. I hope we can get through this with god on our minds.....

i am so sorry to see this devastation. I would like to help. What kind of help is needed most right now?

Thanks to everyone for all your thoughts and prayers. I also would like to thank the power crew that came down from Florida to help restore the power in Alvin, Texas. The guys that worked on our lines were great and very understanding. We can not tell you how much we appreciate everyone that came to Texas to help in our recovery. We are determined and strong individuals, but we also appreciate and treasure our extended families and friends across the country. Hugs From Texas

Seeing is believing. My prayers to all.

God Bless you all. I grew in the Gulf Coast area, have been to the many places you see in the pic's, I still can't grasp the destruction you see in the pic's. I hope for a speedy recovery for you all, I know the people of the Gulf Coast will fight back and bring those area's affected back.

oh my god!!thats sadd=(poor them

ike sucks!!!!!!!!!!

God is still in control. Just continue to be prayed up and he will always be with us, especially through these difficult times.

2007 has been an horrific year for our nation, but when i thought life was bad for me, i shut my mouth when we think we we are going through trying times, there are people who are really seeing what i consider rough times we all need to learn from these experiences and grow together as one mankind and help those that really need our love, help, and most of all support my heart is with you North Carolina Angela

its sad that poor aligator dont know where 2 go
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im hungry so iim gonna get some muffins

It was three weeks with no lights and yesterday was the second attempt to get rid of the mold in my home.I lost my car. I can't afford this I can't handle this it's to much for me. I actually got emergncy food stamps I have never been more depressed. I needed to vent I don't want my kids to know I am at my breaking point.

poor kitty kitty

I live in Orange and work for the Fire Department locally. We sat and listened to the storm and man was it a surprise the next morning, when areas of our town were just under water for blocks and blocks. We rescued around 30 - 40 people just in our town, nearby in Orange and West Orange and even Bridge City had many many more. The pics are all very much true and are not edited in anyway. It was bad and will take months and even years for some places to even start to get back to where they were. Thanks for all your prayers! Our volunteer fire department has even tried to raise money to purchase a boat for rescues after this storm!

We have a "snow bird" house just north of Galveston in Santa Fe. It was pretty much destroyed. Our Daughter and family also live there and lost theirs too.We spent a month down ther cleaning up the mess. We have "sky lights". In other words our roof is more than half gone. We're retired and can't do all the repairs. We saw the damage in Galveston and other towns. It's so sad t see every thing as we knew it over the years gone, but all family and friends got out OK and are safe. That's the important part. God Bless you all. to Wally, Thanks.Wilma from Illinois.Nov.3,2008

My Heart
Is hurting for all of you
The same way for my brothers and sisters kild in the war by us troops

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We all know that we will be die but how , when and where that no body know.
Ahmad Dubai

if you really felt sorry for these people you would go down there with a church or group and help them get their lives back!
i did when katrina hit new orleans

im am trully sorry for everything that happened and i wish you all the very best and let my prayers always be with you i am soooooooooo sorry i hope u can overcome this and start a new life

It's maybe time to use electric cars. F*ck american petrolum compagnies.
The same sh*t appens every where every times, it's just not a hurrican...
The pollution caused in koweit and irak during the wars are the causes of thoses natural catastrophs.
Stop to think to be the best, just begin to think..
One more thing, god doesn't exist, God is just your may west jacket..

Ciao Pello

I am so, so sorry for the loss of life and property! I have no words that can express my shock at the devistation! I pray that you will gather together with your friends and neighbors and get each other strength! I just am so sorry!

It very good and send me some more by mail

am soory .gaad kined hem

I wish all of you the best of luck living your lives.
With my smypathy

The effects of ike were felt all the way up in north west Indiana. Many people (including myself) were stranded, with most road arteries underwater. Many of us documented the event because we could not get to work. The flood in my home town of Hobart: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtribby/sets/72157607533852928/

GO USA!!!!

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!!!!

omg!!!!!!!!!!!
it is like so SAD!!! i so hope not like a lot of animales died 4get the peeps!1 not relly

To everyone who sends their best to all down here in the gulf coast affected by Ike Thank you and god bless. There have been many volunteers, family, freinds, strangers who have helped. There needs to be more though, any and all is welcome........One day in any affected neighborhood volunteering will restore your faith in fellow man, and will give rewards far superior to effort that's put forth

GOD be with you, things will get better in time. No one knows what you are going through until they go through it. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Linda

Wow those poor people that would be so HORRIBLE, I sdend all my prayers out to those people

OLDEST CATHOLIC SCHOOL in TEXAS was hit hard by IKE and is facing possible closing. Name of school is OCONNELL HIGH SCHOOL.
GYM is ruined,library lost all books and computers,and kitchen lost all equipment and insurance will not be enough. The school is on Galveston Island and was the first school to resume classes after the storm. Lost students and grants that school usually gets and being cancelled because of storm. School has started a OCONNELL IKE RECOVERY FUND please help if possible,call school for info @ 409-765-5534 THANKS DESPERATE PARENT

truly an unfortunate disaster! We'll miss you Gale...

you don't know what hard life is all about until you go through a bad storm like ike. We in the midwest have our tornados, and the south have their huricanes. I have been in a tornado, but it wasn't as bad as ike. We will be praying for your area for a speedy recovery. GOD BLESS

Time will heal, we will never forget.

those are really cool and if you could please send me more

I'm very sorry for what you people are going through. I just hope and pray we don't see any more in the future. C.w.

I cannot believe that almost every post is saying "Trust in God"! This kind of event is referred to as an "Act of God" even by insurance companies. If God exists, why does he cause this kind of suffering, and why do people still think there is a supreme force for good, on their side?

Wow, cant beleive it's done this much damage to us. Hope everybody stays safe. These pics are amazing though. god will help the ones he loves so bless you all. I don't no what else to say........................... These are the things that just POP-up into my head. So sorry though!
Have love and peace come between us all before the world ends. Oh what am i saying , to may commets but that shows how much people care.

waw....so sad

my name is tim cooper , I live in pasadena,tx we had 10 days without elect. power and I still had to go to work. it sucked to go home to no A/C and still get up and go back to work. if ever one sent me 1 dallor we could repair all the things that need to be fixed, so if you can give up 1 can of coke for 1 day it would make a big inpact in our wourld, thanks tim

cuanto lamento todo este desastre.........solo me queda pedir una plegaria a Dios para que tenga misericordia y con Su gracia devuelva a cada persona, hogar , familia todo lo que esto devoro y llevo en el nombre de Jesus.

"God Bless Texas!" I love texas, and you all are in my prayers. You are the strongest, toughest people ever born. I know, my grandmother was from Texas and my mother was born in Texas and they were the strongest women I ever knew. I visited Galvestan, Texas in April, 2007 and I was so sad to see the television reports and these pictures. You stand strong, you rebuild. You are not whiners and I know you will. "God Bless Texas!!!" Katie from California

'God Bless Texas!" You are all tough, strong, down to earth people. I know because my grandmother was from Texas and my mother was born in Texas and they are the strongest women I ever knew. We vacationed in Galvestan in April 2007 and I thought it was beautiful I'm so sad. Stand strong, you are not whiners, and I'm so proud of you all. You stand up and build again! "God Bless Texas!" Katie, from California

i live in galveston island and yes this is all bad!

As populated as our world is getting and mans encroachment on nature continues to expand our changing weather patterns will continue to devastate our coastal regions. As unfortunate as it is for the residents of these areas isnt it about time someone took a look at the reality of what man is doing with his expansion of our coastlines and maybe pulled back just a little.With our ever changing enviroment can we really afford to build in tidal areas and then expect the goverment to bail us out because we have made a bad choice.

Being a SE TX resident with family from Crystal Beach to Bridge City - I would like to tell you something the media doesn't seem to be interested in now that there are no more exciting pics to take - FEMA was well prepared. Their plan seem to be to do as little as possible for these poor people. Flood insurance is refusing to pay because it was a surge - and it was - but private insurance cos are also refusing to pay because they say it was 'rising water'. These Texans did not wait for help, they immediately went to work salvaging, cleaning, etc., believing they would get some help. It has been heartbreaking to listen to their frustrations; disappointment in a government that is spending billions in New Orleans, but so little for SW LA or SE TX.

and I complain of a little drizzle.shame on me

My family and I were with out power for 16 days here is Houston TX, we have very litttle home damage, but out forrest was down in our back yard. When I saw the hundreds of pictures from Hurricane Ike that destroyed Galveston TX pictures that someone sent me via E-mail here at the Houston 9-1-1 Emergency Center, I WAS SO ASHAMED FOR COMPLAINING. God speed and Bless this great state of TEXAS we live in and for everyone: Neighbor helping Neighbor.
Tamara Jennings, Houston Texas

i feel bad for the people who been through hurricane ike.

What happend waz very bad and i wish i could help but im only a kid and all i can do is pray good to help them in this ruff time and most of there belongins were lost so i hope no one died and hpefuly the people tha were maby lost i hpoe they were broung back to thery famalys safly and i feel realy bae

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My goodness, I know what it is like having to go through a hurricane like Ike. As I survived a Catogory 5 Cyclone called Larry 2006 My heart goes out to all who suffered. I wish them all my very best. Take care and chin up.

I have never seen anything like the devastation of Katrina and now Ike! All I can say is, God Bless those able to survive and peace for the souls of those who did not!

Very interesting things!

A lot of peple lost there homes.(it was sad)

we never knew god bless
Sandra uk

Interesting how really bad stuff brings out the best and the worst in people. We live outside Houston's northern limits. We were very blessed, but so many of our neighbors suffered a lot -- and are still suffering at the hands of many "companies" who came to "help," though many hundreds really DID come to help. Can't blame God for any of this 'cause we live contrary to Him and His righteousness every moment of every day. He just loves us THROUGH tough times, promising eternal life in true perfection to those who only believe.

omg

you will say i dont know how you feel but i seen when i was a little girl what one can do for i was in one myself. my god watch and help all these people confort them guide them. stand together as one and help each other in your time of need. i dont have money to give only a pray the power of pray helps out for i was down in the dump at one time god help out. i am truly sorry

I'm very sorry for everyone's loss. The pictures are devasting for for me to look at. I'm only too sure it's extremely worse for you to go through it. I have family that was too close to the California fires in the last two years. My family pulled together just as I'm sure yours is. You are all in our prayers, please believe.

I'm very sorry for everyone's loss. The pictures are devasting for for me to look at. I'm only too sure it's extremely worse for you to go through it. I have family that was too close to the California fires in the last two years. My family pulled together just as I'm sure yours is. You are all in our prayers, please believe.

You are in my prayers. I'm very sorry for all that you have to go through even now.

We are used to weather extremes here in MT, but I really feel for you people who "ride out" these hurricanes. Keep the spirit as I know you are a strong community. You are in our prayers.

To all who suffered personal losses, and severe damage to homes, etc. My heart goes out to you all...
I just view the pictures and I am in awe of what a hurricane like Ike can do to a persons life as a whole.
So sorry!
Jacqueline
NC

Insurance companies have not been very sympathetic to the ones affected.

SO SAD.

i m really sorry to see those picture

I'm shocked at the damage this storm caused, I left the state a week before just returned . My heart goes out to all victims. If I can be of any help to anyone please contact me at 713-839-6260 I am an experianced carpenter

im so sorry for everyones loss, i'll keep each and everyone in my prayers . hold ure head up and remember someone is out there too help. take care and may god bless each and everyone of u. love always a caring person. send me a email if u would like too talk. canuholdme2@aol.com

this is really sad god bless you guys

Thank God we live in Hinckley England we probably will never see anything so devastating we hope you have had the help to get your lives back together

OMG.. That is so HORRIBLE. I feel so bad. Lord, please help these people. I hope they are all ok. It makes us really lucky. God Bless these People.

Thanks to all for the prayers and support. I live in the Houston area and I can tell you that I've NEVER been more proud to be a Texan. We do not whine, cry or beg. We are strong. We are determined. We will persevere, rebuild and come back stronger than ever!

Today is Thanksgiving, and I am more thankful on this day, this year, than ever before. I, my wife, and two children lost everything we owned to Ike, except for what we took with us in our two cars when we evacuated 09/11/08. Our single story house on Galveston Island had three feet of water in it when it caught on fire. The amount of fuel that fed the fire due to Ike's winds is evident in how completely the house burned. Ironically, there is a clear line throughout the house that shows how high the water was; nothing below that line was touched by the flames.
It sounds cliche, but we really only lost "things". Granted to us through various blessings whether by gift, giving or purchase, they don't come close to the truest blessing in this life; my family is safe and in good health (so are our pets).

These pictures are so heart wrenching..... Mike Binder, my Godfather was in that, and i was scared... i'm glad to know that he was safe... it is a good thing there is pictures for everyone to see, what the hurricane was really like...

It's been10 weeks or so. The sights are so sad in
seabrook an d kemah... but on a good note,
T-Bone Toms is open and the food was great!

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I have a problem helping so many other people ~ when people in our own country need us so much.

It is very sad that this was not shown on TV, cause of the presidencial publicities. It seems to me that ike did lots of damages than Katrina, ever did, yet the help
we are getting from the goverment that set up to help in this situation, are not
responding as good as they did for the Katrina evacue. Every 1 need help cause,
even the people that makes more money got the same damages as the poor 1 did. They will spend extra out of pocket money just to get the house in order, wether they up date or not, They will still have to boot out money out of their pocket.
The help they offer us, is loan, which, i don't need. My credit card is over 30k as .is already

GOD (ALLAH ) is ALLAH...pardon from ALLAH

Unbelievable! GOD BLESS.