Katie - A Katrina story

Katie was another lady that we were able to help out. She had bought her first house, cleaned it up, installed new hardwood floors, and was ready to move in the weekend after Katrina came along. What a devastating blow. She was so thankful for the help that we offered. It was great to have her working with the group, cleaning up her own home. She thought that she was going to take all 30 of us out to eat afterwards, but we talked her into letting us take her out to eat instead. Luke, one from our group, was able to pass $100 along to Katie. She said that she didn’t “need” it, but we were able to convince her that we had brought the money all the way from Colorado just to bless people in special ways, while showing them the practical love of God. She humbly accepted it. God is good, isn’t he?!

Gloria - A Katrina story

One of the houses we gutted belonged to Gloria. She had been living in New Orleans, but Katrina had devastated her house. In fact, there was still water in it in January, months after it all happened. We went and “de-mucked” her house, pulling out sheetrock and insulation, all the way down to the studs. They might have to be replaced as well, as the standing water rotted some of them out.

Gloria is slightly mentally handicapped, so she had an agency that was helping her out somewhat. Teresa, who helps her out, brought Gloria over to say hi to us. Gloria was so thankful for what we were doing to help her.

As we had been given money to use to help people out, I was able to pass $100 along to Gloria. She was so overcome by emotion she couldn’t even look at the camera for a picture. But our students came over right away and loved all over her. It was awesome. It was all about God.

Katrina Mission Trip – Jan 2006

Wow, we were certainly blessed by an opportunity to spend a week in New Orleans, serving those who had been devastated by Katrina. Our group consisted of ten college-aged students, along with another family that is helping us out. It was an awesome time.

To learn more about it, here are some links to follow up on:

Our blog that we use to communicate with our students. There is a post with my story on it, and several students have left comments there.
http://kairoshascome.blogspot.com/

Various college-aged students’ blogs:
http://bikeridingcollegekid2.blogspot.com/
http://mcdeadmeat.blogspot.com/
http://ingodshand.blogspot.com/

Pictures:
http://spaces.msn.com/members/carfreakgm/
http://spaces.msn.com/members/wadedara/