How some are recalling Katrina

I had finished my series about hurricane Katrina and my involvement with Disastersearch. Tonight, however, I added a message to the disastersearch.org site. Two new registrations have come in today and while I was adding my brief message, 43 people were on the site, searching for missing people. There is a candlelight vigil in New Orleans tonight. I have my own candle lit here. It is a National Day of Remembrance in the US today. It’s also an ordinary day with council meetings here, for me. If any day where people are still missing is ordinary. While people remember, others are still searching for loved ones. While people celebrate life, others just need a home.

Tonight, I remember. I remember every day, but tonight I am taking time to let the tears fall and to recall the faces from the photos, of people whose families I worked for, of people who are no longer with us. Tonight is my “day of remembrance” for people who have grabbed my heart and kept it. I hope that I wake up tomorrow to find messages from those 43 people, saying they found their loved ones on Disastersearch. I rather fear that hope will not be realised though.