This week was very busy again. While Susan and Monty stayed in Camp Houston doing intake assessments with people who are very close to beginning their rebuild, I left to assist at the Kenner Camp. The trip over to the camp is becoming quite familiar, this is the third trip and as you may have noticed in the pictures we were able to empty the containers of all the supplies, sort them into three groups, stay at the Vineyard,pack them onto three trailers or if they were unusable, then it was trashed. One of the containers was built between two others so it needed to be demolished. It did not take long for Phil to get the bobcat moving to knock it down.
One would think and believe me we were hoping for a day of good weather but.....God definitely has a sense of humor!! Snow in New Orleans area!!! No Joke! You may have heard it on the news, it was for real! We couldn't let it stop us and thank goodness that all but one of us that were working on that day were from states that were not unfamiliar with working in the cold, wet, unpleasant conditions. If it hadn't been for the fact that we needed to work in it, it was quite beautiful and a wonderful surprise for many people in the south who have only seen snow in books and on television. Not only the kids were enjoying it, the adults were having a great time getting out into it.
By noon we were wet through to the bone but when there is only a small window of time to complete a task, you just keep trudging ahead.
Friday morning we finished up what began on Weds and hooked up all the vehicles to the trailers and began the small convoy west. Phil took the lead, his son Phil Jr. followed and I took up the rear. We left Kenner at 10:15 only made 2 quick stops to gas up and grab a burger and we rolled into the Houston Camp at 5:00. The weather was great, the traffic was not too bad aside from a couple of slow areas and we all made it safely back. Praise God for that!
Over the weekend the trailers will be unloaded and organized in the warehouse. Pastor Nathan and his assistant Edward have rallied the church members to lend a hand. It is Sunday morning as I am posting this and guess what... today is the day that the trailers will be emptied...It's raining...imagine that! There goes that great sense of humor again!
We are very blessed to have all the tools that we have so believe me I am not complaining.
Within the next few weeks Susan and Monty will be continuing to move the Kenner Camp to the completion of teardown and to make additional assessments with some people to move them closer to the beginning of their new beginning. Permits will need to be acquired, plumbing and electrical work will need to get contracted and then we will be ready to put teams in the homes to get insulation, drywall and so for! Hope is in the air!
As this preparation is being done and the Christmas season is here, I will be going home for a visit with the plan to return after the Holidays to get the scheduled teams out and into these homes to deliver more hope!
I wish all of you a very Blessed Christmas Season... please remember the this is the season of Christ's birth ...Rejoice in it! Go out and bring joy to someone in a way that will be pleasing to Him!
Blessings to you all!
Diane
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