Three Family Bibles Recovered from Louisiana Flood Exhibit 'From Whence Strength Comes'

Julie Brown Patton : Sep 1, 2016
Gospel Herald

Stephanie Hope is still in awe about recovering the following three Bibles...

[Gospel Herald] Of all the personal objects Stephanie Hope lost in the recent, record-setting Louisiana flood, she said she was most struck by finding three family Bibles in the ruins of what was her home, which was taken over by seven feet of water. (Photo via Gospel Herald)

Hope posted on Facebook that she lost pictures, recipes in her grandmother's handwriting, antique furniture she grew up with, vehicles, every wall and every floor. However, she is still in awe about recovering the following three Bibles:
 
Her Wedding Bible:  "It is the Bible my brother, the Rev. David Glenn Atkinson, held and read from as Reggie Hope and I promised to honor each other all the days of our lives. My brother held that Bible as I stood there in silence, wondering if I could really "do" this again ... for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health 'til death do us part. I had done it once; was I strong enough to do it again?"
 
Reggie's Pastor's Bible:  "How many times has my husband held this Bible in his hands as he read God's Word Sunday after Sunday and every day in between, to the one, to the few and to the many, as he tried tirelessly to answer what God had called him to do. I saw those...

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