I am piecing together a little bit of background information on Little Axe, OK since there is no census information on Little Axe apart from Cleveland County. Named after a Shawnee Indian chief, Little Axe has (or had) about 1258 students pre-K through 12th grade five years ago. According to www.littleaxeokhomestead.com,
"The land was settled in 1886 by the Big Jim Band of the Shawnee. They came to the area when the government tried to force the Shawnee Indians to settle in an area given to them in Pottawatomie County. The Big Jim Band resisted and came to the area eventually known as the Little Axe Community.
The area where the [original] Little Axe Community was located is the area where Lake Thunderbird was mapped, in the early 1960s. With the creation of Lake Thunderbird, the old community of Little Axe was destroyed."
'New' Little Axe was destroyed again in the tornados of 2013. We all know about the tornado that hit Moore, OK. Little Axe got very little news coverage. Hundreds of homes were destroyed. Many of them were uninsurable older trailer homes. Hundreds of good people, working class people, family- driven people were effected and forced to live in tents. God's Girls was encouraged to go to Little Axe to help during our mission trip last year. One year later, many are still waiting to rebuild.
We will be in Little Axe, OK Tuesday, July 29th, SOZO Tour 2014.
Pray for the people we will be guided to serve. May we bring encouragement, God's love and gifts of mercy, gifts of healings and words of hope. God direct our steps to the people you want us to minister to. May we have an impact that lasts through eternity, that can never be flooded out, overtaken or wiped out.
Love ya,
Carol
