First off, I have some wonderful music updates, but will save them for another day.

Around 1AM last night as I was finishing up some work, Hannah rushed into my office and told me that the neighbors house across the street was on fire. We rushed outside to find the mother and father of the family screaming for help. He was yelling that his 5 kids were upstairs. Apparently that is where the fire originated. He attempted to go back in, but there was no way through the smoke and flames.

As soon as Hannah and I heard there were children upstairs, my heart sank. We called 911 and began to pray, but there was nothing else we could really do yet. Seeing a father and mother in agony while their children are trapped in their burning house. There are just not words to describe how helpless we felt. So we cannot even imagine how painful it was for them. Fire trucks began arriving, and very soon there were 6, as well as 4 ambulances and countless police cars. By this time you could not even see the house through the smoke.

By 2:00 they had begun to get it under control. We saw them take away the parents, but didn't see any stretchers leaving. It was all just so very sad. We were able to give a blanket to the mother, who was not wearing much, but that is the extent of the help we could offer.

By 4:00 the coroner had arrived, so we knew what the outcome most likely was. This morning the news confirmed that all five of their children, daughters between 5-13 years of age, had been killed. I've witnessed a reasonable number of tragedies in my life, but this way maybe the most difficult to see. To KNOW there was nothing we could do...

The news crews have been combing the neighborhood all day, and they are setting up again for the 10 o'clock news. I was interviewed on the local stations, and will post up a link of the full newcasts when they are made available.

Having lived here for less than a year, we know them but not incredibly well, but we did see them a lot. The girls were often running around outside and having fun. They came over on Halloween all dressed up and we gave them candy.

We know the Lord is in control and will work through this, but at this point I don't know what else to say. Please keep the Fraziers in your prayers during this time, as understandably they are taking this very hard.