Rain, rain, go away, come back some other day (in lesser amounts please). That is how we felt as we began to quickly move our refrigerator and other items out of the water that was starting to spread through our house. Later in the morning, we lifted our refrigerator out of the water, and the washing machine and the whole house stabilizer. The stabilizer was much heavier than I would have thought, weighing more than 300 pounds (I did not have time to weigh it..ha ha).

Hanoi experienced its worst storm in the last 35 years. With some places in Hanoi having more than 4 feet of water. Our house had more than a foot. But as bad as the city was hit, the country side outside of Hanoi was much worse. One friend of ours who helps with aid in disasters took some of the pictures you see here on a survey trip. Some places were 10 to 13 feet high in water.

We are thankful that we are safe and dry at a friends house. A wonderful and blessed provision.


Tonight as I write this there is supposed to be another big storm, we are praying otherwise.

The water is mostly out of our house. Yea! Ann and I went tonight and dumped the dehumidifiers and checked on the water level. The only place with water now is about a third of the kitchen (where it all began). We hope to begin cleanup tomorrow.