Map - BP oil spill would cover all of East River South Dakota

We are praying fervently that God would have mercy on us in relation to the BP oil spill in the Gulf; specifically that he'd release wisdom to plug the leak and creative technologies to clean it up, and that he'd expose what he needs to expose right now in our hearts and especially in our corporate and national leaders. 

Here in South Dakota, we are far removed from the horror of this, at least for now.  However, my friends in Louisiana are dialed in on this and ask for our prayers. I thought these maps were helpful to put it in perspective. The first is a map of the exact size and location of the spill right now in the Gulf.

This second is a map of what that size and shape of a spill would look like over the terrain we call home.  Basically it would stretch from Chamberlain to the Twin Cities, from Sioux City to Watertown, or if turned upside down it would cover all of East River South Dakota.