California Wildfire: ‘Prayers of Survival, Prayers of a Quick Death’
Californians are crying out for prayer as fires destroy their beloved state.
“Prayers of survival, prayers of a quick death,” resident Linda Timme tells the Weather Channel. “I know it sounds morbid, but it’s awful.”
Three separate blazes rage in the state: Camp Fire, Hill Fire and Woolsey Fire. The Camp Fire has killed at least 48 people, making it the deadliest wildfire in state history. More than 50 have died throughout the state.
“I want to tell you, though, this is a very, very difficult process and there is certainly the unfortunate possibility that even after we’ve searched an area … it’s possible that human remains can be found,” Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea tells NPR.
In one video posted to YouTube, a residential family can be heard interceding over the blaze as they evacuate.
Here’s how others are praying:
