Happy Monday, it's August 30th, and you are listening to the pour over.

We aim to keep Christians informed on what's happening in the world,

while staying focused on Christ. Here's the quote of the day.

It was pride that changed angels into devils. It is humility that makes men as angels,

St. Augustine. Let's get started with some espresso shots.

On Saturday, Louisiana Governor Edwards warned that Aida could be one of the strongest storms

to hit the states since the 1850s. Coincidentally, that was the same decade where the name Aida was

very popular. Unfortunately, his prediction wasn't wrong. Aida made landfall as a powerful

category for Hurricane yesterday, on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which killed

1,833 people and caused $176 billion in damage. Meteorologist warned that Aida would be stronger than

the 2005 storm, but said it should not be as deadly or destructive. Katrina's devastation was largely

due to failures of human-made levees. Mass evacuations in Louisiana and Mississippi began on Friday,

while Aida tore through Cuba as a category 1, which caused significant damage, but led to no reported

deaths. Natural disasters are devastating and create enormous need for volunteer labor and

financial support. You can join in the recovery efforts by showing up or supporting disaster

relief organizations like the Salvation Army. The Apostle Paul says in Galatians 6.9,

Let us not become weary in doing good. For at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

The US carried out two drone air strikes in Afghanistan over the weekend. The Pentagon reported

that the first air strike killed two ISIS-K leaders who were believed to have planned the deadly

attack on the Kabul airport this past Thursday. They reported that there were no civilian casualties.

The second air strike destroyed a vehicle that was laden with explosives near the airport,

which had been identified as an imminent ISIS-K threat. The second attack killed at least

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