Prayer Needed

I just received this email from a member of my former church:

Pastor Clark,
I'm sure your church has been flooded with messages related to hurricane relief... i just wanted to chime in with a prayer request, because I don't know what else to do.

Chris's mother, Deborah, was stuck in Downtown New Orleans on a business trip when the hurricane came through (she could not get a flight or a rental car to get out of the city). She was stuck in a flooded hotel for 3 days, and somehow yesterday made it to the Superdome, but we have no idea if or when she will be rescued. She's been able to make very infrequent phone calls to the family, as she's trying to conserve her phone battery. What we do know is that there are little to no supplies in the superdome, she personally has no food, and that she's been traveling with a small group to stay safe, as it's a very dangerous situation there...We feel very blessed that she has a group of people who are trying to take care of each other, but we are also very scared and worried. Our last update came just about 30 minutes ago, telling us that she is outside the Superdome, she's afraid to go back inside so she plans to stay outside until they are rescued, but they're telling her it will be another couple days before they will be rescued. We all feel very helpless, and know
that our only hope is in the Lord. Please pray that she is kept safe and gets home quickly.
Thank you,
Kendra Skeene

Add to that request one from Sarah's friend Nick Silve who has family in the city. He has not heard from his brother who also could not get out in time with his wife and 4 year old daughter.