Working at the camp... Students from Furman University, Davidson College and Southern Mississippi descended on the Bay-Waveland area today to help with the relief efforts.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
Jocie Slepyan moves into the trailer park!
Jocie Slepyan moving in to help coordinate teams. YES that is her trailer. Jocie works with MNA and schedules short-term mission trips. She will be doing the team coordination and assignments for the groups headed to the Bay-Waveland area. She can be contacted by e-mail: jslepyan@pcanet.org
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Tunica men on the final day!
The group FINISHED! Our group from Tunica finished the bunkhouse/house to a totally 'dried-in' stage this afternoon. We're planning a celebratory dinner at Benigno's restuarant tonight!
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Looks like a house!
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End of the day Tuesday WONDERFUL PROGRESS! If you notice that this looks like 1/2 of a house you are right. Conrad has designed the structure to be in 2 12x40 sections which are bolted together so that when we are done with these as 'bunhouses' they can be separated and taken to homesites and given to families as permanant homes. Very exciting. Tomorrow should see great progress as well.
Monday, February 20, 2006
If you do nothing else...
on the web today check out this link:
http://risingfromruin.msnbc.com/2006/01/beacon_of_hope_.html?bAuto=true
I see these guys every day. Wow. Isn't is wonderful what God's people are doing!
Bill Jones building roof trusses
A friend from Deleware is on the coast building bunkhouse roofing trusses- thanks Bill!
An answered prayer...
Some of you will remember praying for the sister of a friend of mine- Leonard Kergosin. His sister was due to have a C-section the morning Katrina hit. She did not evacuate before the storm, but was able to get out of the bay the next day, get to Texas and today I met her husband who ran to his truck to show me their little girl. Amazing. This photo is of the photo in his office. What a blessing! Her grandfather was in the room and quickly told me that her name was NOT Katrina or Katie.
Bunkhouse construction underway!
Bunkhouse construction started today- very exciting- progress updates to follow! The First Presbyterian church of Tunica, MS (EPC friends) is down doing the construction!)
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Skid steer at the worksite....
Another day at the office...We have the opportunity to purchase a 'skid-steer' for use in removing debris and materials from destroyed homes- the heavy equipment company that was working with us is offering the purchase of a skid steer to us with a grapple bucket (above), forks and a regular bucket with a tandem axle trailer for $20K- unreal. So, were looking for a benefactor- the skid steer can be yours when this is all said and done- we just need it until the coast is cleaned up...
Tuesday Prayer update
Several prayer items- 1.) Thanksgiving- we have been given permission to use 6 acres of land to create a staging/storage area for all the work in the Bay-Waveland area- UN-Believable! 2.) We need a mobile home office builing for administrative work 3.) A single-wide trailer for Bob and Mary Lee Bolitho to live in 4.) $25,000 to contruct a metal building to store all of the rebuilding materials (we have a manufacturer and builder willing to sell it at cost- this is a huge need) 5.) A truck and two trailers to deliver sheds 6.) Protection from a party spirit and division among all those working on this project- things are good and we need them to keep on that course.
I've got a busy day scheduled- meeting with Arklie Hooten and Curt Moore about the project and also about the specific needs of individual families that we might help.
Monday, February 13, 2006
U.S. Representative Gene Taylor Town Hall meeting in the bay
US Congressman Gene Taylor answering questions in Bay St. Louis at a town hall meeting tonight! See more at http://www.house.gov/genetaylor/
Short & Sweet post...
Big day...Nat Belz from By Faith magazine is here...meeting with Bill Jones from Philadelphia who is helping to prepare for spring break teams...Conrad is trying to get a 6 acre tract of land cleared that we have been GIVEN permission to use...we'll put storage...office space...and mobile home space for Bob & Mary Lee Bolitho...Have to meet with a bank...and somewhere in there I'm trying to get some seafood for Nat! What a day! P.S. This coming weekend we have our local Mardi Gras parade- why not come to the Bay for Mardi Gras? Lassiez Les Bon Temps Roullier!
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Friday, February 10, 2006
Crayfish @ Benigno's
Katie Pennock and Jocie Slepyan joined me at Benigno's Resturaunt following a LONG day of meeting with folks and planning for the mission teams in March. The day was a great success- we were given permission to clear about 5 acres of land in the Lakeshore area that we could build a storage facility for sheetrock, shingles and supplies. We will also be able to put the travel trailers/mobile homes of the workers helping with the relief effort on the same property. It is our hope to use one of the trailers as an office building for the relief work. It has truly been a day of answered prayer followed by crayfish, shrimp, oysters and some Abita amber for the preacher.
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