We started our morning out at 5:00 a.m. Ken drove us through a pretty hairy
rain storm to get us to the French Quarter to have beignets (pronounce ben-YAY) and real coffee before our flight. Much thanks to Loring for the beignets and coffee, and Ken for the safe trip!A Back Bay Send off:
Last night we had a fabulous Shrimp Boil. The usual cook, Don, had to go to
Florida for his uncle's funeral so one of our new friends from one of the there groups jumped in and took up the apron. The food was wonderful with all the shrimp, salad and cookies we could eat! We had a joy-filled evening of laughter, sharing and community with the groups that stayed in the Back Bay Trailers. Many of us have made life-long connections and look forward to the possibility of working with our new friends on future trips.
Florida for his uncle's funeral so one of our new friends from one of the there groups jumped in and took up the apron. The food was wonderful with all the shrimp, salad and cookies we could eat! We had a joy-filled evening of laughter, sharing and community with the groups that stayed in the Back Bay Trailers. Many of us have made life-long connections and look forward to the possibility of working with our new friends on future trips.
Work up date:
The groups we worked with stained and varnished all of Brenda's (this photo is on the porch of Brenda's house) kitchen
cabinets (they will be hung next week), started and completed all the baseboards and door casings in the blue house, started and finished all the insulation and almost completed the drywall in two rooms of the house on Howard street. All in all a good weeks work. I'm struck by how slow the work is and how much is left to be completed. There is still so much to do!!! I'm already looking forward to a return trip!
The groups we worked with stained and varnished all of Brenda's (this photo is on the porch of Brenda's house) kitchen
cabinets (they will be hung next week), started and completed all the baseboards and door casings in the blue house, started and finished all the insulation and almost completed the drywall in two rooms of the house on Howard street. All in all a good weeks work. I'm struck by how slow the work is and how much is left to be completed. There is still so much to do!!! I'm already looking forward to a return trip!As we head home we want to thank you all for your prayers and support this week. We wouldn't have been here without your help! We look forward to sharing our experiences with y'all soon.
4 comments:
Yea!!! We're so glad you went -- and SO VERY GLAD you are back! Thanks for the great blog, pictures and connections you have given us to the Gulf Coast!
Love,
Barbie
Thanks again for all the pictures and stories. We're looking forward to hearing all of the details! Welcome home and thanks for going to do this important work!
WELCOME HOME! I add my thanks to each of you for your ministry and service...y'all are AMAZING! Stories, pictures, lifelong memories just waiting to be shared with the wider congregation...we are ready!
Blessings,
Sharon
Wonderful to hear your stories around the dinner table last night, and to get caught up in your infectious enthusiasm for the work you did in the Gulf Coast. You are truly amazing people...with a wonderful tale to tell our congregation next week!
Much love to you all!
Sharon
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