Saturday, we had a work day with church since we haven't had teams here in a while. A group of us went to gut a home purchased by a church member to renovate and rent/sell to first responders. I have gutted homes before, but this was the first time I gutted a house where none of the personal belongings had been removed. It was the home of an elderly woman whose home and business were in her house. She was a seamstress and that was the part that Cam and I cleaned out. Dozens of spools of thread, buttons, patterns, bolts of fabric...all being tossed in a dumpster. Pictures lying on the floor with water marked edges. It was very sobering to be reminded of the devastation that Katrina caused. The stealing and ruining of lives and belongings. The response was also unnerving. The next door neighbors were complaining about the debris on the side of the road to be picked up. Like it would have been better to have a moldy, infested house next door instead of rebuilding. It was a somber reminder of the work that is still left to be done and how the effects will last a lifetime. I was glad to help out and I encourage everyone to keep New Orleans in their thoughts and prayers!
masked and ready to gut
2 comments:
What an experience. We are all so blessed and so easily forget how much so. I would love to have a more hands on experience of helping down there, but as circumstances are that just isn't going to happen. It's good thing prayer is so powerful!! Oh and I absolutely love the idea of trying something new everyday. If you don't mind, perhaps I will embark on such a mission during my 26th year. Can you believe it?? 26!!!
it's almost been a month...i think now is the time:)your faithful readers miss you!
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