United States - One People

Even non-Christians have, at some point in their live, heard the song...Jesus Loves Me "Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. Red & yellow, black & white, they are precious in his sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world." In this time of sorrow, I have heard from and about people all over the world grieving for Americans. The Queen of England ordered her guards to play the American National Anthem during the changing of her guards, an unprecedented symbol. Memorial sites have been created by Australians and the British. I have personally recieved emails from Canada, Bulgaria, and Singapore from people sending prayers and sharing our grief. It's easy to focus on our own losses. The numbers of dead and missing is devastating. But we are not the only ones who have lost loved ones. I saw three Germans named in the list of casualties. One hundred (or more) Brits were working in the towers. These people had family, too. Please remember them in your prayers. Update April 2002: International losses include--3 Australians, 5 Canadians, 11 English, 13 Japanese, 12 Mexicans, and 16 Jamaicans. Final count--3022 souls dead or missing. For more statistics visit September 11 Victims. I am so proud to be an American. No matter what else is true about Americans, one thing is certain: When the going gets tough...the tough get going. We are tough. We are resiliant. We are survivors. And America will prevail. America will win this battle against terror!

I wrote these two poems.

Fireman Lost The room is dark, she sits alone, the images flash on t.v. The kids are in bed now, friends have gone home, and her mommy sleeps in the chair. It's late at night quiet and still images flash through her mind. The day they met the day they married the day he took his oath. Her heart fills with pride, her tears flow unchecked, as the images flash on t.v. Pride collides with sadness and terror as she waits in the dark for news about her hero... her husband fireman lost.

Fellow American Fellow American I pray for you, for your brother, your husband, your son. Missing in action in a war he didn't even know he was fighting Fellow American I cry with you sitting on the edge of my seat feeling useless, frustrated, lost wanting to do more than give blood and prayer. Fellow American we will overcome together in crisis we stand as one! Proud, Free, Brave We are United States Americans!

Messages from around the world
From Australia:I want to sent my condolences to all of America. My sympathy to the people who lost loved ones my heart goes out to you all. Charmaine	From Germany:Hello RAOK friends, we here in Germany feel for you all on this tragedy days. Our thoughts and heart go out to the American people.

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