Hurricane Dorian recently caused a lot of anxiety and destruction. Many of us worried about the east coast of our own country, but the Bahamas got hit really hard, with the storm basically stationary for many hours.

Chella Phillips, from Nassau, thought of the least of these. She opened her home to 97 terrified, homeless dogs!

Sending a message to the outside world, she said:

"97 dogs are inside my house and 79 of them are inside my master bedroom. We have barricaded the refuge and nobody is outside, the music is playing in all directions of the house and the AC is blowing for them."

Whether she knew it or not, Chella modeled the love of Jesus for creatures He cares about.

Colossians 1:17 says, “He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”

Jesus was not only with the people of the Bahamas, He loved those animals, as well. Why? Because no one is too far away from Him, and all matter.

Let’s pray.

Lord, thank you for caring about anyone and everyone. It’s who you are. Thank you for loving all of us through life’s storms. Amen.

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