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Today I'm speechless, I can't describe how I feel. Yesterday was the worst day I've ever seen in my life. My country is being consumed by the flames, it's being destroyed, there are few firefighters for so many fires. People scream for help, but firefighters can't reach everywhere. We need help, alone we will not be able to overcome this hell. My country has no strength to fight against this catastrophe. Today the Portuguese people are again in mourning, after 4 months of much suffering, also caused by the fires. They mourn destroyed houses, destroyed works, lost animals and especially lives were lost.
When will this end? When there is nothing left?
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Hoje estou sem palavras, não consigo descrever o que sinto. Ontem foi o pior dia que presenciei até hoje em toda a minha vida. O meu país está a ser consumido pelas chamas, está a ser todo destruído, são poucos os bombeiros para tantos incêndios. Pessoas gritam por ajuda, mas os bombeiros não conseguem chegar a todo o lado. Precisamos de ajuda, sozinhos não vamos conseguir ultrapassar este inferno. O meu país está sem forças para lutar contra esta catástrofe. Hoje os portugueses estão novamente de luto, após 4 meses de muito sofrimento, causado também pelos incêndios. Estão de luto pelas casas destruídas, pelos trabalhos destruídos, pelos animais perdidos e principalmente pelas vidas destruídas.
Quando é que isto vai acabar? Quando já não restar nada?
I have no words...Pray for my country please :(
Nossa e muito triste.
I didn't even know about this until I saw this post. This is terrible. I hope things are under control soon.
they wont be..... we decided to cut this year by not paying the lease on europe's most advanced firefighting aircrafts.... all we have is old shit.... and the bureaucracy to move the army.... and cuts to firefighting personal... but hey at least we build roads nonstop!
this can be applied to everything in portugal basically
This seems to be standard procedure for governments. We have had issues here in Alberta, Canada with them cutting firefighting budgets and then having to deal with massive forest fires.
they cut on our safety but not on their luxeries. for example. allways.... they will have their new fleet of mercedes every year, but we can't have nearly enough firefighters
Wow! I haven't heard of this until now. I am really sorry. Such beautiful country and amazing people.
Does anyone knows what are the causes of these ravaging fires?
My heart and prayers are with all of you there.
This is horrible! I hope and pray that the fires will be contained and the loss of life with stop. Praying for the firefighters! I hate to see this happen to such a wonderful city!
Thank you!
Im really sorry for hearing about this tragedy! Natural fires can be really destructive and unstoppable! I will pray for Portugal and all the forrest creatures running for their lives! This is really heart wrecking!
Thank you for your words!
so sorry for that :( , here in Greece we have the same catastrophe every summer
Thank you!
My heart goes out to you! That is such a tragedy and I cannot imagine the people and animals trying to escape the harm.
My prayers go out to Portugal. xo
Thank you Denise!
XOXO
So heartbreaking. Sending prayers for everyone involved.
Galicia tambien arde
waooo sin palabras que Dios tome el control de ese hermoso pais, que tengo fe que saldrán de eso rápido, y en bendición, es horrible ver esto pero yo veo más el favor de Dios en tu país.
praying for your country @crissimoes
following you now. follow me too
oh my god :-o what a terrible sight of a beautifull country. I wish you strength , your losses will be big, but it will once be oke again.
I believe that we are entering a time of great testing and temptation on the entire world, as so many either do not know God or have turned away from him. It is very hard to watch as these horrific disasters unfold, and with modern technology it has become up close and personal for all of us. It is sad that when we as a people have everything going our way and there are no troubles in our lives and all is peace and safety, we begin to say that there is no God and no need for us to heed what does not exist. The world as a whole has turned away from it's creator, yea even shaking their fist at Him declaring that they have no need for Him in their lives. I watch in tears as thousands march the streets of our cities in defiance, having given themselves over to lusts and unnatural affections.
If we do not want God, if we rail against Him and proclaim His words to be lies. If we continue to openly do and proclaim what is unseemly to be good. If our people continue to teach and proclaim that there is no creator and that we have no need for such. Then He will give us the desires of our hearts and withdraw His hand of mercy and protection and leave us to ourselves, that is what we seem to want after all.
It is hard for us who do believe, who do proclaim His name, and who do desire His presence in our lives to watch when we know what sin and rebellion brings on homes, cities and Nations. But it is devastating when we see it coming to an entire world because of their folly and rejection, how foolish to rebel against our Creator.
I have prayed for you and for the people of Portugal this morning, and I have taken heart that you have turned to our God for help and salvation from these fires. To see the need and to fear God is the beginning of wisdom, for me right now it is the fear of a world without God that is most terrifying. I serve a God of mercy and grace who wants what is best for us. But He is also a God who will give us what we say that we want, and if we would rather live our lives apart from Him then he will grant us that prayer and withdraw.
Last night at Church our message came out of Psalm 107, "Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!" It was an illustration of just such a time, the author himself looking out over the tragedies of his day. Oh if we would just remember His wonderful works and turn back to Him!
Psalm 107 (KJV)
1 O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. 7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. 8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; 11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High: 12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. 13 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. 15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. 18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death. 19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. 20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. 21 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; 24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep. 25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. 28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. 29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. 30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. 31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground; 34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings. 36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation; 37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase. 38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 39 Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow. 40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. 41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock. 42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. 43 Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.
Sorry to hear about your country as I seen fire all around and it's most dangerous thing because it spread very fast and hard to stop. Hope everything will be in control soon and pray for your beautiful coun
Oh minha querida, que tragédia. Quando estamos longe parece que ainda nos custa mais ver o que está a acontecer ao nosso país. Beijinho muito grande.
É triste ver uma cena dessas @crissimoes, que tudo possa se normalizar . O impossível está nas mãos de Deus, oremos para que ele entre com providencias, porque talvez isso tenha fugido do controle dos homens, mas ele é poderoso para livrá-los! Meu coração aperta ao ver tamanha destruição. Muita força nesse momento, não sei como você e seus familiares se encontra nesse momento, espero que estejam seguros. Bens materiais se perdem mais é possível conquistar de novo, mas nossa vida é única! Bjos, Abraços e fique bem!
praying with you. the whole earth is groaning!
Really unfortunate and sad. I hope the catastrophy is brought under control soon. I had no Idea. Your post created awareness. Be safe.
Outra vez não é!? Dói só de ouvir dizer que as temperaturas vão aumentar e o risco de incêndio também na próxima semana.
Este domingo/ segunda-feira vão ficar-me na memória para sempre. Tudo a arder e um sentimento de impotência ...Eu que passei uma tarde tranquila em casa e quando saio para a rua vejo uma gigante coluna de fumo, era esta da foto da Vieira de Leiria que estava a começar a tapar Leiria. Vim para baixo com o coração nas mãos...custa a crer que voltou a acontecer!