Hurricane Katrina mission trip ~ April, 2008
Our team of 35 persons from Danville and Chatham
traveled to the Gulf Coast of Mississippi during spring break.
We were assigned to Waveland, where a 44-foot storm surge destroyed 70 percent
of the homes.
One homeowner remarked,
"People around here think the rest
of the country
has forgotten about us. Your coming here gives us hope."
During a stop in Atlanta,
we attended Martin Luther
King Jr.'s church,
Ebenezer Baptist,
for Easter services.
We saw a number of new homes in Waveland, but also many empty concrete slabs
where homes once stood and a large number of people still living
in temporary housing.
Many shopping centers and businesses are deserted, many street signs are missing,
roads are torn up, and piles of debris are a familiar sight.
We left families with a new roof, siding, kitchen cabinets,
and
sealed decks
and porches ... and a renewed sense of hope.
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April 14, 2008