September 27, 2005

Trip to Louisiana

As you know, I went to Louisiana this past weekend (starting Thursday night). Last Wednesday night we gathered at Hickory Hollow Baptist Church (the sponsor church) and packed all of the items into individual bags.

Most of the bags were intended for children to youth. We had lots of hygiene products as well and even stuffed animals. We packed it all up into boxes and placed it in a trailer behind an RV. Thursday night we headed off toward Hammond, Louisiana.

The damage in Hammond wasn't that bad, but there were several downed trees and a few missing roofs. After getting only a few hours of sleep, we met with the pastor of First Baptist in Hammond, Jim Lancaster.

Near his church we delivered the items to a mother's home which helps with young and expecting mothers in need. We left the items there to be distributed at a later time.

In the rush to get in and out (there was some bad weather moving through from Hurricane Rita which caused us to have to rush), I actually didn't get that many pictures. We also delivered items to a few displaced families that were staying at another shelter, and I have no pictures from that, unfortunately.

I did get a few pictures along Interstate 59 as we went over through Slidell and up through Hattiesburg. The damage was significant in these areas. Imagine miles and miles of trees bent over with half of them snapped in half like toothpicks. It was simply mind-boggling.

If you want to see all of the pictures, start here, and just keep clicking next.

It didn't seem like we did a lot, but as Jim said, every little bit helps and all of it is needed. Thanks to those who donated items. We really do appreciate it.

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Tree pix are unbelievable. Kudos to you and your team for the effort!

Posted by: Paul at September 27, 2005 06:11 PM