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Louisiana . . . Be Blessed and be a Blessing!
On Saturday, February 7 we left for a small town outside New Orleans, LA to work on a service project. After several misadventures (a trailer tire blowout and later a broken fan belt) we arrived on site late in the evening. Sunday found us attending a very different style of church service and then surveying the area. Most of the flood’s physical damage has been removed. During the week we worked on four different houses and received a tour of the 9th ward in New Orleans on Thursday after work. Through conversations with “our” homeowners and Mack, our tour guide, it was apparent that the damage done by Katrina was much more than property damage. Through faith-based work projects God is repairing both kinds of damage and blessing both the giver and receiver. If you get a chance - Go! Be blessed and be a blessing!
Ray Poortinga
These videos show some of the flood damage in Chalmette, the area our team stayed in.
In 3 Minutes it went From the Ground to the Roof - video shot by Lexington Place resident, which is just east of Chalmette
The Drive: Lower 9th Ward - at about the 10:01 (ten minute) mark, it looks like it could have been taken between Brenda Dupre's and her neighbor's house.
The Drive: Lakeview
The Drive: Mid City
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