15 mission trip members have arrived in Louisiana - staying in Slidell, just outside of New Orleans, before arriving at the St. Paul's Homecoming Center in New Orleans on Monday. Ethan, Travis, Kelsey, Andrew, Lauren, Abbie, Savannah, Ariana, Gene, Sarah, Jeanne, Donna, Paul, Cheryl and Steve flew Skybus from Portsmouth to Gulfport, Mississippi, about an hour northeast of New Orleans, sharing the second plane with other missioners headed to help on the Gulf Coast. We drove along the Gulf to get to Slidell, witnessing the vast destruction in the wake of Hurricane Katrina that has still largely not been redeveloped. We'll add photos when we can.
Mary and Gretchen arrived by train, having shared cars with other missioners from other churches in the northeast.
Brenda, Rich, Taylor, Caitlin, Chris and Tristan are making progress in the car, hoping to make it to Chattanooga or Birmingham today and on to New Orleans Monday.
We'll get settled, do some sightseeing and grocery shopping for the week, and attend orientations on Monday.
It's been a full day, already eye-opening, with much more to come.
Peace,
Steve+
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Fliers & trainers arrive in Louisiana
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Great Steve--You posted as I was posting (see picture of the troops this morning) Took me longer than usual--I am posting from my laptop which I brought to Framingham MA where we are visiting family.
Glad to hear you all arrived safely in LA and met up with Mary and Gretchen!
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