we are here…We Are Here…WE ARE HERE!!!

Scribe: Cindy

Like the Who’s, trying to make their presence known to Horton the elephant, we have arrived and made our mark on Lafitte, LA! Traveling was relatively painless, with one minor rain delay in Newark that caused us to sit at the gate for about 20 minutes before pushing back and getting airborne.

We had a wonderful dinner on Saturday night, including local favorites like fried frog legs, broiled catfish, fried flounder, and, of course, crawfish! We retired relatively early, as everyone was really tired.

Today, we attended church at the Barataria Baptist Church, a member of the Southern Baptist Convention. The congregation was very welcoming and we sang several hymns. Theologically, we are pretty far apart, but they blessed us richly on our journey here and couldn’t have been nicer.

Today, after a brief thunder storm, we toured the work sites. There is still much to be done for some folks,like Sherrie and Gene who are still in a FEMA trailer 3 years after the storms, and the woman who paid a contractor to do the work on her home, but he left with the money and did no work.

Right now, internet access is a challange. I'm currently sitting in McDonald's parking lot, using there WiFi!

I hope to write more tomorrow and have pictures for you. The work groups have been established and are heading out at 8am tomorrow morning. Please continue to send your good wishes and, of course, your prayers.