Water, water everywhere...!

I've been meaning to post for a while now but Blogger hasn't fixed it's bugs. Thankfully I've finally found a way around it!

For those who have been following the news lately, Dalby has experienced major flooding. Thankfully our family are safe and well, but it has been an eventful few days! We had a pool of water in the backyard about 20cm deep at one stage, but we were never under threat.

The Myall Creek rose to over 3.5m, cutting the town in half and isolating us from other townships (the above photo shows our main bridge - they were allowing high 4WD's through). While some houses have been inundated with water, most homes are off the ground and 'only' experienced water beneath or around them. While inconvenient and annoying, the clean up will take quite a while.

To make matters worse, the town's water treatment plant was flooded and we only have water left for a few days. The plant may not get back on line for about a week. We're using water sparingly, and thankfully have a full tank (5,000l) of rainwater.

While many people have been affected to varying extents, I'm thankful it wasn't any worse. I've been contacting members who may have been affected and most are ok. I believe everyone now has a story to tell!

As I talk to people I find the questions aren't 'what did you get for Christmas?', but 'what happened to you? Are you ok? Can we help? How is so-and-so? Are they ok?' The care and concern people have for each other is heart warming and encouraging.

We continue to pray for those isolated or evacuated from their homes and who are facing a massive clean up.