South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster

Facing the Storm

With the threat of Hurricane Dorian, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster ordered mandatory
evacuations along the state's 190-mile coast and opened up evacuation routes heading west.

Six-year-old Jermaine Bell is set to celebrate his 7th birthday on September 8. His family has been
saving up money for a trip to Disney World. Hurricane Dorian cancelled that trip.

But Jermaine had an idea. "The people that are traveling to go to places [the evacuees], I wanted
them to have some food to eat, so they can enjoy the ride to the place [where] they're going to
stay," Bell told WJBF.

So Jermaine and his family used some of the money for their trip to Disney to buy and prepare hot
dogs, chips, and water to give to evacuees fleeing from the South Carolina Coast. Last Tuesday, the
family set up beside Highway 125 in Allendale, SC, which is about 90 miles west of Charleston. They
made two signs offering the meals to those evacuating. They served about 100 people.

When faced with a storm, this 6-year-old South Carolina boy traded in his birthday trip to Disney
World to give away free food for Hurricane Dorian evacuees. He thought of others, not himself.

Jesus Christ faced the storm of all storms: the wrath of God against sin - not His own sins, but our
sins. As He faced this storm, He thought of others, not Himself. He gave His life on the cross to
suffer the wrath of God so that we don't have to.

Jesus said, "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. Therefore My
Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one takes it from Me, but
I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This
command I have received from My Father" (John 10:11, 17-18).

"He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for
righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed" (1 Peter 2:24 NIV).

"For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in
Him" (2 Corinthians 5:21).

Jesus died for us so that we could have the forgiveness of our sins and receive the gift of eternal
life (Ephesians 1:7; Romans 6:23).

God will save and give eternal life to those who place their faith and trust in Jesus (Acts
16:30-31), turn from their sins in repentance (Acts 17:30-31), confess Jesus before men (Romans
10:9-10), and are baptized (immersed) into Christ for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38). He will
continue to cleanse from sin those who continue to walk in the light of His Word (1 John 1:7-9).

When faced with the "storm" of God's wrath against sin, Jesus thought of you and me, not Himself.
He gave His life for us, so that we might live with Him for an eternity.

Won't YOU accept His offer on His terms?

~David A. Sargent

* Information gleaned from "Boy, 6, uses money saved for Disney World trip to help Hurricane Dorian
evacuees in South Carolina" by Travis Fedschun, www.foxnews.com