10218 SE 12 St., Whitewater, Ks 67154
For Strength and Wisdom
Thank You, Lord, for being there for me and allowing me to cry out to you in my times of need.
It is amazing to me that the Lord of the Universe would take time to listen to me and to care about what I say.
God, there are things happening around me right now that I do not understand. Some of these thinks make me feel weak, helpless, and afraid.
Even in the midst of this, I know that you are the Lord.
I know that the situation is in Your hand, and I trust You.
I beseech you for strength and for wisdom that I would be able to endure this situation and be able to handle it in a way that would bring glory to Your name.
On April 26
1877 Residents of Minnesota observed this date as a statewide day of prayer, asking for deliverance from a plague of grasshoppers that had been ravishing thousands of acres of farm crops that year. The plague ended during that summer.
1964 Fred Stuart joins as a member of the church.
1965 Camp Mennoscah has lured our men away from the church. This morning they are having their annual Men’s Retreat. We expect this to be a women’s congregation, and any man present will have to adjust himself to the situation.
1986 Men’s Retreat at Camp Mennoscah. Ladies are invited to attend. The focus will be on chauvinism. Any wishing to go overnight should register and pay 50 cents. Teenage boys coming on Saturday night should be accompanied by their dads or an adult.
1987 Ernest Harder has requested a letter of transfer to the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Wichita, Kansas.
1991 The infamous Wichita/Andover Tornado roared into history. The deadliest of 55 tornadoes to occur on this day, the vicious F5 twister had a track 46 miles long and reached one half mile wide. It killed 17, injured 225, and caused an estimated $300 million damage of which $62 million occurred at McConnell Air Force Base. Of the 17 deaths, 13 occurred at the Golden Spur Mobile Home Park in Andover.
A second F5 tornado that ran roughshod across North Central Oklahoma measured 257 to 286 MPH winds inside the vortex which, at the time, were the strongest winds ever measured on Earth.
In 1991, the infamous Wichita/Andover Tornado roared into history. The deadliest of 55 tornadoes to occur that day, the vicious F5 twister had a track 46 miles long and reached one half mile wide. It killed 17, injured 225, and caused an estimated $300 million damage of which $62 million occurred at McConnell Air Force Base. Of the 17 deaths, 13 occurred at the Golden Spur Mobile Home Park in Andover. A second F5 tornado that ran roughshod across North Central Oklahoma was even more violent. Known as the Red Rock Tornado, its track was 66 miles long and reached nearly one mile wide. The massive twister leveled two farms and scoured pavement off a highway. A portable Doppler radar measured 257 to 286 MPH winds inside the vortex which, at the time, were the strongest winds ever measured on Earth. Fortunately it remained primarily in rural areas, for had it invaded a city or town, the destruction and loss of life would have no doubt been catastrophic.
1998 Announcing the addition of: JONATHAN ISAIAH HARDER to the family of Stan & Jeanette Harder. Congratulations to Grandparents, Edgar and Agnes Harder!
2020 The global death toll due to Covid-19 surpassed 200,000.