Saint Matthew Katrina Mission Folks

News Bulletin:
Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Walnut Creek, Ca. dispatches a group of good Christian soldiers to Gretna, La.! Pictured (L to R): Mark Tilton, Karen Ball, Mae Carlson, Brian Smith.

After many stops and starts, a fine group of God's servants from St. Matthew Lutheran Church is on their way to New Orleans to help spread the Gospel through an outpouring of love and solace for the victims of hurricane Katrina. They start their week long journey to New Orleans early on the morning of Aug. 5th, 2006. These fine people will be helping in the cleanup effort and through this work, folks waiting on checks from FEMA will finally be able to receive some monetary assistance and get their lives back on track!

The 15 person roster going to New Orleans is as follows:

Karen Ball, Dave Bogumil, Caroline Carmichael, Mel & Mae Carlson, Larrisa Gallagher, Larry, Lisa and Deena Steinwandt, Paul, Jessica and Scott Moore (The Utah connection via their grandmother, Susan Whitney and her brother, Dick Brown (of SMLC), Michael Penny, Brian Smith and Susan Whitney.

Feel free to read and respond to the members of St. Matthew Lutheran and their friends and relatives from as far away as Utah, via this BLOG site. Pass along your prayers, respond to their posts and listen to the stories they tell along the way!

A heartfelt thank you goes out to the School of Urban Missions(S.U.M.) in both Oakland, Ca. and Gretna, La. and in particular to Mark Tilton, VP of S.U.M., Oakland. Mark and the S.U.M. staff in New Orleans were instrumental in helping us organize for this important outreach mission.

posted by Dave Bogumil @ 7/23/2006 06:13:00 PM