Wednesday, March 14, 2007
I received this email from Roger Weller who is participating in the March 2007 trip to D'Iberville, MS. Enjoy!
Dear Jon,
Here's what's happening:
The D'Iberville Volunteer Foundation has 170 folks in camp this week from as far away as Washington State. Thus far, DVF has finished 622 houses and has started building a new house Every week since the first week in November! A total of 5500 volunteers have contributed over 255,000 hours as of the end of last week.
Our group of 15 includes 10 wonderful young people from the Naval Academy who have been holding daily devotions and will lead our turn as evening devotion leaders on Thursday evening (including a guitar player!) They have been painting, laying new flooring, and doing ceiling repairs so far this week.
Stephanie J and Carlene C have been coordinating transportation for the groups to and from the work sites and a little painting too.
Karen K has done some office work and has been doing wonderful work as a listener to folks who still need to unburden themselves from the Katrina disaster and its aftermath.
Art and Roger have started from square one (by asking at the base Fire Department, naturally!) as the DVF "Procurement Team" to "scavenge" replacement items for the camp. So far in a day an a half, they have succeeded in getting commitments from the Navy Seabees in Gulfport for 50 new tent canvasses to replace the all of our weather aging ones we have now (17 now are covered with the all too familiar "Katrina Blue" tarps over them). In addition, they also have succeeded in getting 100 new mattresses for the GI beds in the camp, 3 new stacked Washers/Dryers, and three new microwaves for use in the kitchen area. The search continues for 50 more beds (Keesler AFB has asked us to send a request to them for surplus beds and other items we need) and a dozen 8-10 foot folding tables......maybe tomorrow?
Spirits are high and the power of the Lord is truly working in Mississippi. We ask your prayers for the people of the Gulf Coast, the thousands of volunteers working down here, and for Ed and Irene as they continue this effort in D'Iberville. Thanks too for your donations to the relief effort which will result in the presentation of a check for $3100 from Prince of Peace Church during the evening devotions on Thursday night. Praise be to God!
Yours in Christ,
Roger
Dear Jon,
Here's what's happening:
The D'Iberville Volunteer Foundation has 170 folks in camp this week from as far away as Washington State. Thus far, DVF has finished 622 houses and has started building a new house Every week since the first week in November! A total of 5500 volunteers have contributed over 255,000 hours as of the end of last week.
Our group of 15 includes 10 wonderful young people from the Naval Academy who have been holding daily devotions and will lead our turn as evening devotion leaders on Thursday evening (including a guitar player!) They have been painting, laying new flooring, and doing ceiling repairs so far this week.
Stephanie J and Carlene C have been coordinating transportation for the groups to and from the work sites and a little painting too.
Karen K has done some office work and has been doing wonderful work as a listener to folks who still need to unburden themselves from the Katrina disaster and its aftermath.
Art and Roger have started from square one (by asking at the base Fire Department, naturally!) as the DVF "Procurement Team" to "scavenge" replacement items for the camp. So far in a day an a half, they have succeeded in getting commitments from the Navy Seabees in Gulfport for 50 new tent canvasses to replace the all of our weather aging ones we have now (17 now are covered with the all too familiar "Katrina Blue" tarps over them). In addition, they also have succeeded in getting 100 new mattresses for the GI beds in the camp, 3 new stacked Washers/Dryers, and three new microwaves for use in the kitchen area. The search continues for 50 more beds (Keesler AFB has asked us to send a request to them for surplus beds and other items we need) and a dozen 8-10 foot folding tables......maybe tomorrow?
Spirits are high and the power of the Lord is truly working in Mississippi. We ask your prayers for the people of the Gulf Coast, the thousands of volunteers working down here, and for Ed and Irene as they continue this effort in D'Iberville. Thanks too for your donations to the relief effort which will result in the presentation of a check for $3100 from Prince of Peace Church during the evening devotions on Thursday night. Praise be to God!
Yours in Christ,
Roger
