L3 - Day 1

The good news is the new pods have arrived!



The bad news is that they haven't been put up and so we find ourselves living in the old, bio-degrading ones.



Who says God doesn't have a sense of humor?

After a very windy, rather chilly night, Sunday dawned - still windy and rather chilly. But the arrival of the sun boded well.

We worshipped with the congregation here in Luling. Be sure to ask someone in the group to sing you "Jesus is Alive" to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell.



After lunch we set out on a tour of the areas of New Orleans that were most affected by Katrina. The route and commentary was written by a professor from Tulane. We drove along the 17th Avenue canal where the first breach occured.



Then on along the coast of Lake Pontchatrain. We stopped by the house the first group worked on.



And then made a sentimental return to Burger King for a bathroom break. Next down Eylesian Fields and across North Claiborne to the Ninth Ward. As with trips past, they vans became quiet as the scope of the devastation became more pronounced.






There are three other groups sharing the camp with us. One from Gaithersburg, Maryland, another from Greenville, South Carolina and a crew who just arrived from Minnesota.

Jeff Doody is in command of the kitchen tonight reprising his beef brisket extravaganza that he first prepared last August.

Work begins tomorrow.

Keep us in your prayers.

BTW - for you L1 & L2 teams - the trains are still running!!!!!