Said it was getting worse,
As the ocean air fanned the flames.
But I couldn't think
Of anywhere I would've rather been
To watch it all burn away.
- Grapevine Fires, Death Cab for Cutie
I thought I'd escaped fires when I left Southern California. Apparently I was wrong. I escaped the huge forest/brush fires that engulfed hills, valleys and houses, spurred on by the Santa Annas. But I didn't escape the building-burning fires. I just got back from looking at the remains of Gate Cottage, home of Toccoa's counseling department and entrance to the falls. I watched the all too familiar smoke billowing into the sky and heard the crackling of the fire still burning steadily in the basement. I watched flames flare out at the base of the building and some run up the side. It is still hard to believe. I don't really know what to make of it but I know God has a plan. Something great is going to happen. Maybe it wasn't about the building catching on fire but about us, the students and staff, regaining that fire for Him. It may take years for some of God's purposes to become clear, but for now we will just have to trust.
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