Boom... hello!

July 21, 2006, Friday 5:50pm local time
sitting in the front room of the Northern California Urban Development Corporation... and I heard a 'boom.' Not so small as a 'crack' of small caliber gunfire, but more throaty, big-caliber sound. As we step to the door, you can still smell gunpowder.

Welcome to East Palo Alto! At one time, a few years ago, it was the murder capital of the U.S. (i think even the world.. i'll check that stat). Today at noon in my drive through/get acquainted tour of the community we rolled up on about 6 police cars and bout 10 officers (uniform & plain clothes). The road was semi-blocked while they collected the 20 or so shell casings in the street... probably of larger caliber weapons.

I'm hoping I will find out tomorrow that this recent sound was a starter gun for a community foot-race. In any regard, praying for the Prince of Peace to rule in E.P.A. would be a good thing!

It seems that God is up to something here... and the devil is nervous!