Our last day in New Orleans. It’s been a wonderful week of fellowship, fun, and challenge, but thanks to Peg who constantly reminded us of our theme of persistance, we have prevailed. Last night the ladies and men of Little Farms United Church of Christ prepared us a fabulous meal. They were so gracious to Read More...
Our fourth and last day of work on this Beecher United Church of Christ today. We’re gratified by the progress we’ve made on this beautiful building, and we’re praying for the return of this congregation, dispersed by Katrina, to enjoy it! In yesterday’s devotion, Peg quoted a New Orleans resident, who, after Read More...
Great devotions by Peggy including Gandhi, the Koran, St. Francis of Assisi, Winston Churchill and more. She has done a great job spanning the centuries and faiths with her prayers and meditations. After a good day's work, we enjoyed a lovely dinner at The Galley, a crew favorite. During devotion, Peg read Read More...
A good day spent sanding, mudding, painting, and installing at Beecher Memorial United Church of Christ Memorial Church. We're the third to the last group from our partnership with UCC, then the mission site closes. The church is beautiful--lots of good work has been done, and the urgency of our task is Read More...
First day of work awaits after a welcome to Little Farms United Church of Christ, our home for a week. Our spiritual leader, Peg, is adorned in a cat costume, as she leads us in morning devotion. Soon we are off to our work site, Beecher United Church of Christ, where we Read More...
We had a great day. Early to the work site and continued shingling. At 10:30 we drove over to the dedication of a completely rehabilitated home. There were representatives from the mayor’s office, the Salvation Army, Red Cross, United Church of Christ Disaster Response Team, our mission team, and many of the Read More...
Today was roof until you drop day. We finished with the tear-off, got the roof all felted in and started shingling. While hammers pounded above, part of our crew helped with cleaning the yard of debris left from the flooding and helped with cleaning inside. The homeowner is very delighted and our Read More...
This morning we traveled to the 9th ward. We were in the East end which is right next to Lake Ponchartrain. Less than half the homes in what was once a middle-class neighborhood are habitable. Our task today was to rip off an entire roof and reshingle. Read More...
6:30 a.m. came early, at 8 we were rolling to the mission base at the UCC church. We were to roof today but the hurricane watch and tropical storm warning made roofing not the best call. Read More…
We made it!!! 928 miles, 16 hours. Hurricane watch, coastal flooding predicted! We had a safe trip, tired. At 8 a.m. Monday we will meet the local coordinator and get our work site assignments. Pray for us, we're ready to go, hurricane or not! We had communion this evening, missed being with Read More...
Blogging New Orleans, V October 24, 2008 The word "change" has reverberated in our ears so often throughout this election campaign that its meaning is lost. But if you're truly seeking change in your life, become part of a Country Club Christian Church mission trip. Each of us who struggled to help Read More...
Blogging New Orleans, Part IV October 23, 2008 Scott began the "tales of our day" portion of worship last night with a story of humility. He explained how he and Carty had been assigned the hanging of the drywall in a small bathroom. Since both are strong, macho men, Scott had anticipated Read More...
Blogging New Orleans, III October 22, 2008 I wore unmatched socks today. The curse of the early riser, when you're living in a gym with sixteen other people, is getting dressed in the dark. When I noticed I had two completely different socks on, I was a little uncomfortable. But then I Read More...
Blogging New Orleans, Part 2 Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Today our three groups headed out to our respective job sites, all of us involved in various stages of dry walling. Some of us learned more than we ever wished to know about mudding, a mucky process under the best of conditions. Others Read More...
Blogging New Orleans, III October 22, 2008 I wore unmatched socks today. The curse of the early riser, when you’re living in a gym with sixteen other people, is getting dressed in the dark. When I noticed I had two completely different socks on, I was a little uncomfortable. But then I Read More...
