Prayers for my home island please. Windward Oahu is experiencing 1-2 inches of rain per hour. On the North Shore the rain has triggered rapid flooding.
Roads in and out of Haleiwa are cut off, as is the Pali Hwy. between Honolulu and Kailua. Floodwaters have inundated streets, swallowed vehicles, and prompted evacuation orders for over 4,000 people. In some places power has been off for over 60 hours. Please join me in asking for God's protection over every home, every family, and every community affected by the storm -- especially the children, the elderly, and the homeless. That he would give wisdom and protection to the first responders and all those volunteers who are working to rescue the stranded. That he would calm the winds and end the storm soon, if it is his will.
In 19 years of living on Oahu, not once did we experience anything like this. Lord, have mercy on us.