Mission Team Reporting In
CCUM Members and Friends:
I received the following e-mail from T. Lewis as a first update about their work. Added in a phone message reported that Rejoice is helping with the feeding of the volunteers (sounds like cooking for 200 people!) And that after the first day of work on Monday, the group already felt as if being there for that day alone was enought to make the trip worthwhile!
Keep the volunteers in your thoughts and prayers.
Carolyn
From the team:
Hi All,
I have a brief moment to write to you about our experience so far as volunteers in the Katrina-stricken Gulf Coast. We are thankfully staying in a large church with about 200 other volunteers. We have access to showers, the laundry, and three meals a day. These aspects have made our stay quite comfortable, though the days are long and busy. Sunday we took a tour of the area, passing through several cities and witnessing first-hand the awful power of Katrina and how entire lives were uprooted, cast about, and hurled in broken bits back to the earth. Renewal has begun, but very slowly. Most of the people we have visited still live in FEMA trailers due to their homes being uninhabitable - 7 months after Katrina. Monday we began by cleaning some debris, cutting some dead brush and clearing it, and hauling random large items of junk. We ended the day in the homes of Miss Bonnie and Mr. Leroy who both have homes which have been drywalled and are close to being finished. We begin preparing Miss Bonnie's floor for tile and took up some of the old, damaged tile from Mr. Leroy's. That evening we ate ravenously, then had a short moment of recreation. Luckily, we had a pack of cards! Today we returned to the site to lay Miss Bonnie's tile and prime and paint Mr. Gary's house. Mr. Gary rewarded us with a sumptuous Southern meal of BBQ ribs, "dirty" rice, pasta, salad, and some tasty slices of cake. All of us are holding up well, enjoying our experience, and working hard to try to bring a little bit of comfort to these people who have suffered so much! With our effort, they will be able to move back into their homes shortly. We thank you all for your wonderful support of us during our time here. We will see you again soon, and you will hear from us again before then!
I received the following e-mail from T. Lewis as a first update about their work. Added in a phone message reported that Rejoice is helping with the feeding of the volunteers (sounds like cooking for 200 people!) And that after the first day of work on Monday, the group already felt as if being there for that day alone was enought to make the trip worthwhile!
Keep the volunteers in your thoughts and prayers.
Carolyn
From the team:
Hi All,
I have a brief moment to write to you about our experience so far as volunteers in the Katrina-stricken Gulf Coast. We are thankfully staying in a large church with about 200 other volunteers. We have access to showers, the laundry, and three meals a day. These aspects have made our stay quite comfortable, though the days are long and busy. Sunday we took a tour of the area, passing through several cities and witnessing first-hand the awful power of Katrina and how entire lives were uprooted, cast about, and hurled in broken bits back to the earth. Renewal has begun, but very slowly. Most of the people we have visited still live in FEMA trailers due to their homes being uninhabitable - 7 months after Katrina. Monday we began by cleaning some debris, cutting some dead brush and clearing it, and hauling random large items of junk. We ended the day in the homes of Miss Bonnie and Mr. Leroy who both have homes which have been drywalled and are close to being finished. We begin preparing Miss Bonnie's floor for tile and took up some of the old, damaged tile from Mr. Leroy's. That evening we ate ravenously, then had a short moment of recreation. Luckily, we had a pack of cards! Today we returned to the site to lay Miss Bonnie's tile and prime and paint Mr. Gary's house. Mr. Gary rewarded us with a sumptuous Southern meal of BBQ ribs, "dirty" rice, pasta, salad, and some tasty slices of cake. All of us are holding up well, enjoying our experience, and working hard to try to bring a little bit of comfort to these people who have suffered so much! With our effort, they will be able to move back into their homes shortly. We thank you all for your wonderful support of us during our time here. We will see you again soon, and you will hear from us again before then!
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