1st day of work
First day in the field. We were able to mud-out 3 homes. (that means we hauled our the household items that were abandoned when the owner had to leave) It's unbelievable how much devastation still exists. There are blocks of homes that are uninhabitable and will be for years to come. It will take that long to rehab the area. In the lower ninth ward we were told the city would like to create a park as that's where so many of the deaths occured. However, there is no money for that and the fate of the area will probably be unresolved for some time.
We were told the work would be hard --and it is but not unbearably so--we were told it would be hot and it really hasn't been as bad as I expected so far.... Where there was no exageration is how dirty the work is. Hualing out a houseful of someone's stuff -- 11 months after it floated around in deep water gives a whole new definition to dirty. But it is rewarding to know that with our help the family who owns the home will be that much closer to moving back in.
Tomorrow we get to do "gut-outs" taking out the sheet rock etc to get the house ready for rebuilding. More later
Karen
posted by Dave Bogumil @ 8/07/2006 04:15:00 PM
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Karen, bless you for the work you are doing and praise God for decent working conditions. I'll continue to pray for your safety as you all are away.
Gail Penny
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