On Thursday and Friday it was time to get back into what was very familiar in the aftermath of Katrina and Rita... 'gutting houses'. For those of you unfamiliar with the term it means removing damaged/wet items and tearing out the trim molding, sheet rock, paneling,insulation, flooring and carpeting. The mold grows at a very fast rate here because of the humid weather so if we get to the walls quickly all that needs to be pulled out is the bottom four feet unless the water line was higher than that.
The team from Ohio and I went out on Thursday to a plant nursery business which also housed 2 families. We were able to gut both homes so these 2 families can get on the road to recovery. On Friday we went to the home of a 74 year old woman and were again able to clear out her home. All three families felt very blessed for the help we were able to give them.
It's just a start.... thousands of homes need the same thing and sometimes more. All we can do for now is gut out the homes because there are no finances or people ready for the rebuild to begin. The great thing is that we are at least able to get them out of the danger of living in mold infested homes.
We are praying for more teams of people to come from all over the country to help! If you read this and have a desire to help out, please contact a local Vineyard Church and ask about Mercy Response!
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