Flying home today on the airplane, I read about my home county (Sumner County, TN) on the front page of the USAToday. You can read the article here.

Seven people died in these tornados in my county alone. Tomorrow, my family and I will see how we can help.

Union University

I also read about, and saw pictures from, Union University. The picture here of the dorm tells a powerful and tragic story.

Brad Waggoner (my boss) told me today that his son was in the dorm as it came apart.

My friend David Dockery is the president of Union and I know many of the faculty there. You can keep up with their situation through their disaster blog (http://www.bpnews.net/blog). Also, our friend Tim Ellsworth has updates at his blog (http://www.timellsworth.com/).

I am a big fan of Union and its president, David Dockery. David recently asked me to speak in chapel, and I could not work out the date he suggested, but I am now even more motivated to get there. I will work harder to make that happen.

Please pray for Union, its students, and its future. We can rejoice that no one died at Union, though some came close and are still recovering from injuries, both physical and emotional.

I hope you will join me in sending a check to:
"Union University Disaster Relief Fund"
1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, TN 38305

Update:

You can view a powerful video here:

And visit www.timellsworth.com for more videos.