Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Crofton POP Disaster Relief
Tuesday November 7, 2006 830pm
Good evening from D'Iberville from Stephanie Jamieson.
Work day 2--still raining early this morning, so we had a damp and muddy start to the day. Stopped raining at breakfast, which made getting ready for the day easier. Jon Fregger joined us last night, so we are up to 11 participants, with two more to come today
Split into 2 groups today, one to finish work started yesterday on a woman's house and the rest of us to do assessments. Had a bit of a different experience today. The people we assessed were closer to the water, which meant that the damage to their houses was much greater, and several of them had lost their houses altogether. They need the listening services we provided more than some of the people we saw yesterday. The damage that is apparant 14 months after the storm defies description. Houses washed away, or comdemned and torn down; gnarled trees,still with debris in them that has not been removed; partially constructed homes on lots that are obviously not new. But in spite of the sadness and anger we heard, we also heard hope for the future--a new or refinished home; a relative that survived staying on the second floor of a flooded home; a reconnection to a relative where relations have been strained.
So we wind up the day with devotions and stories shared and prayers that our work is what God would have us do. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
Stephanie
Tuesday November 7, 2006 830pm
Good evening from D'Iberville from Stephanie Jamieson.
Work day 2--still raining early this morning, so we had a damp and muddy start to the day. Stopped raining at breakfast, which made getting ready for the day easier. Jon Fregger joined us last night, so we are up to 11 participants, with two more to come today
Split into 2 groups today, one to finish work started yesterday on a woman's house and the rest of us to do assessments. Had a bit of a different experience today. The people we assessed were closer to the water, which meant that the damage to their houses was much greater, and several of them had lost their houses altogether. They need the listening services we provided more than some of the people we saw yesterday. The damage that is apparant 14 months after the storm defies description. Houses washed away, or comdemned and torn down; gnarled trees,still with debris in them that has not been removed; partially constructed homes on lots that are obviously not new. But in spite of the sadness and anger we heard, we also heard hope for the future--a new or refinished home; a relative that survived staying on the second floor of a flooded home; a reconnection to a relative where relations have been strained.
So we wind up the day with devotions and stories shared and prayers that our work is what God would have us do. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
Stephanie
