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Bible survives Katrina, finally returned this year to Gainesville woman
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Mel Lee Cutrell’s mother, Marolyn, flips through the Bible that was returned in spring of 2016 after it was lost during the family’s move to Gainesville in 1983 and survived Hurricane Katrina in 2005. - photo by JOSHUA L. JONES
With its faded cover and brittle pages, Kel Lee Cutrell’s childhood Bible might not survive regular trips back and forth to church on Sundays. But it isn’t just another part of the Gainesville woman’s Bible collection or an ordinary relic from her past. Instead, she said it serves as a reminder of God’s hand at work.