Friday, November 09, 2007
Dear All,
We leave for home early tomorrow (Sat.). Lynn and Roger are talking about taking an all-nighter onBourbon Street before leaving early from New Orleans. The rest of us will leave from Gulfport. The week has been even more amazing than even my earlier trips. Dr. Roger, Gabriele, and I (Barb) were lucky to be able to work at one home - painting the outside of the home. By Wednesday we were beginning to wonder if we would be able to finish the three coats of paint that were needed. We helped the owner stack debris and a city truck stopped to ask if they could cart it away (with our loading help). We said, "YES!" The next day a crew of volunteers arrived at the house asking if they could help and we said, "YES!". Small miracles happened each day.
Another house was completed by another group of volunteers. That makes over 700 for the D'Iberville Volunteer Foundation. Several more homes, such as the one we were working upon are close to being done. There is a sense of great energy to complete as many homes as possible by Christmas.
HI there, Gabriele here.
I don't want to go home. Yes, I miss my husband, my family, my kitties and my church family, but... what can I say? I'm having a wonderful time, here, being God's instrument.
'Nuff said!
love,
Gabriele
We leave for home early tomorrow (Sat.). Lynn and Roger are talking about taking an all-nighter onBourbon Street before leaving early from New Orleans. The rest of us will leave from Gulfport. The week has been even more amazing than even my earlier trips. Dr. Roger, Gabriele, and I (Barb) were lucky to be able to work at one home - painting the outside of the home. By Wednesday we were beginning to wonder if we would be able to finish the three coats of paint that were needed. We helped the owner stack debris and a city truck stopped to ask if they could cart it away (with our loading help). We said, "YES!" The next day a crew of volunteers arrived at the house asking if they could help and we said, "YES!". Small miracles happened each day.
Another house was completed by another group of volunteers. That makes over 700 for the D'Iberville Volunteer Foundation. Several more homes, such as the one we were working upon are close to being done. There is a sense of great energy to complete as many homes as possible by Christmas.
HI there, Gabriele here.
I don't want to go home. Yes, I miss my husband, my family, my kitties and my church family, but... what can I say? I'm having a wonderful time, here, being God's instrument.
'Nuff said!
love,
Gabriele
