Hard Work & Fun!

I must begin by commending my fellow trip attendees on their inspiring performance thus far. Our week has been full of both hard work and fun! Despite being split into two groups, as a whole, all 18 of us are sharing this experience of rebuilding and are bonding. Slidell’s community has welcomed our able hands with open arms (and GOOD FOOD) and has shared both stories and motivation to bring change.

With a little education, things are really coming together; power tools are no longer scary for nearly all of us. A lot of progress has been made in the homeless shelter we are working on as well as the homes our other half has been improving.

Aside from the mission work we are doing, we reserve our afternoons for board games, cards, the beach, and meal preparations. Needless to say, by the time we all come home, we will be experts in entertaining and feeding ourselves. Life is good.

I am just so content to be doing God’s work in this beautiful place. (Have I mentioned the weather has been over 80 and sunny every day? Yes.) I fully expect the rest of this week to be successful in rebuilding as well as continuing the healing process for all those involved. Katrina was a monster of a storm compounded by a man-made disaster when the levees broke. Now, about three and a half years later, things continue to be on-the-mend. Lives are being put back together, souls are being healed, and communities are coming back together all thanks to the help from volunteers like us.

Thanks for providing us the means for seizing this opportunity to generate change and supporting our efforts. It is appreciated by us as well as the people of Louisiana.

See you when we get back!

Love,
Sarah Hardy