Community of Jean Lafitte

More things have been happening that have never happened before:

Every volunteer in at Camp Tammany went to Barataria BC for mass food distribution. We've been working with their preacher Wayne since the beginning. They are the only church helping people in the area. The barriers of religion can come down as long as people are doing things in the name of Christ. I haven't posted pictures in a while, but there will be some great ones from today.

We drove two trucks down into an area 8 miles from Texas to a church able to distribute. (again, pictures later). It was Holly Beach... used to be 500 homes-- reduced to rubble. And all this from RITA, not Katrina. It didn't look like a place houses used to be. It looked like someone had been dumping their trash on the beach; including partial slabs of concrete, truck axles, telephone poles, tanker ship trash.

I was putting bread in the meals today across from Brenda-- she's from here. She was telling me about the people down in the bayou. Her description was something like this:

We were talking about the heels of bread and I was asking why they weren't using what I thought was one of the best parts.

It's Winn Dixie bread... the middle parts aren't even too good. But these
people will be thankful... they are used to hard times. They are
resilient. They are always eager to help other people but they don't ever
want to ask for help. They will refuse help if they know someone out there
who needs it more than they do. Yes, they're used to hard times.
This area is used to being flooded ever so many years. They're tough, but
they just go on.

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Bruce was wearing this shirt that "didn't look like him" today. When I asked, he introduced a term I haven't heard before: "This is hurricane clothing. I was up in Atlanta, didn't have any clothes, and I got a good deal on this one."

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When Kally Wyatt and the boys were in town this weekend, I was looking for a Bible to do some daily reading on. THE MESSAGE was sitting there, a version that I haven't had much experience with. After Kally giving me a good sell on it, ensuring me that it would enhance my faith and understanding (much like I experienced when I read the LIVING BIble one time... understood nuances like never before). Read it and love it! It's a good reading version for "story" and poetry.

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I've been visiting a lot of homes lately. Checking out applicants for appliance give-aways. It's been such a blessing being able to visit. Every time my job description shifts, it seems like I always end up with the best job around.

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