Mystic mystery

Dick Eastland's grandparents ran Camp Mystic in 1939, and Dick was the third generation of Eastland's to dedicate their lives to the camp.  There has been tremendous scrutiny over the horrific loss of life at the camp after the July 4th flooding.  The riverfront location provided a serene setting for the camp activities, but the area was known to be in a flood zone.  For over 100 years, heavy rains threatened the area, but never like what happened two weeks ago.   Heavy rains would frequently trigger flood alerts like the one that was received at 1:15AM on July 4th, but over the next 45 minutes, Dick recognized that something was different this time.  Campers began to be evacuated to higher ground around 2AM with the help of brave counselors who were later hailed as heroes.  But their efforts could not save everyone.  Dick Eastland sacrificed his own life attempting to get campers to safety.  

Why would a camp be located in an area where this could occur?  Two weeks ago, there would have been no question as to why the camp was there.  To show the love of Jesus to young girls and help set the groundwork to develop them into women of purpose.   While the flood threat was real over the course of the last 100 years, no rain event had presented a threat that the camp couldn't respond to.

Why would God allow this to happen?  I believe God is the God of love.  His love is so big that we will never understand it completely until we meet him face to face.  This does not discount the immense pain that comes from the loss of loved ones that day, but it does give me hope for what is to come.