On Day 2 we started out with a 3 hour tour, now you'll recall that on Gilligan's Island they started out on just a 3 hour tour also. However, ours did not end up with us stranded on a tropical island. But just as in the story of Gilligan's Island a storm did have an impact on us. We got to take a tour of the New Orleans area and the devastation that Katrina brought upon this area. Words cannot describe the devastation that Katrina brought to this area. We had an awesome tour guide who provided us with so much background and detail as to what happened here, but beyond the educational background he connected us to the area emotionally. Everyone one of us was touched in some way, and beyond the physical devastation was the emotional devastation. There is so much that can be said, I believe everyone was touched beyond the words that I can add to this blog tonight. Let's just suffice to say that our taking a week out of our lives of comfort and blessing does not compare to the impact that Katrina had on the lives of the gulf coast residents. When we get home make sure you ask us about the tour and the devastation and the impact the tour had on us.
After the tour we had lunch at another local establishment, the Red Fish Grill, and got to sample some more of the wonderful local fare then packed up for the one and a half hour drive to the Biloxi area.
So here we are at Camp Victor in Ocean Springs, MS. It is a 40,000 square foot facility that is a converted sewing machine factory. They've done a phenomenal job of converting it into a great sleeping/eating/lounging area for teams that are working in this area. We've already gotten to meet some of the other teams and are enjoying building new relationships. Tomorrow morning we'll be heading off to our job sites. We've discovered that we'll be having the opportunity to serve three different families by working on 3 homes, they are all local to each other so we'll still see each other throughout the day.
We'll it's soon time for lights out here and an early morning to start our work with Habitat for Humanity. We're excited and a lot of anxieties seem to be dissipating.
Please continue to keep us in your prayers, the temps are expected to be, shall we say . . . HOT!
We are feeling the prayers that are being lifted up for us, because with 22 different people and personalities their could be a recipe for conflict, but the unity among this team is unbelievable, we are a family. We are the hands and feet of God being used in a practical way.
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