Thursday, March 13, 2008
Hi, everyone. This is Erik. We had a light day on the job site today. We started out doing some cleanup at the camp and arrived a little bit later at the home. We then did a few hours of work and went to a po-boy picnic hosted by Barbara and Carol. Delicious! Then our team served dinner. It's been a great experience. I also had a chance last night to talk with Dr. Ed and learn his story and a little bit about what it is that God put in him to prepare him to lead and organize the D'Iberville Volunteer Foundation. Both he and Irene are superb citizens who say they were just doing what a citizen does when the need arises: they stand up. It's a great challenge to me as I ask myself if I would have stood up the way they did. Would I give of myself as they do?
Hi, this is Dave. Erik told you the high points already. The only things I have to add is that with Irene and Ed gone today, Roger was left in charge of the camp...that's right, he is not only working hard down here, he is cracking a mean whip! Today as we were leaving for the job site, he was fielding a request for initial assistance from a lady whose steps and platform surrounding her mobile home do not meet code. All we have left on the house are a few window pieces, corner connectors and checking the screws for proper depth in the drywall. The homeowner's current landlady stopped by today to let us know that she is in the hospital, but stable. It's amazing to see the community in action takign care of each other. This afternoon we toured to Ocean Springs to se the William Anderson art museum, and came back by way of Biloxi. It's amazing to drive through a city in which the casinos are back full force, but most of the rest of the buildings are still razed.
Gabriele here.
An extraordinary day. Of course! When don't we have extraordinry days in D'ville?! God offered me an interesting day: sat by a river, seeing and watching nature. Then stood in a museum and saw an artist's love of animals and the outdoors through his eyes and the talent of his paintbrush and both were breathtaking. Anyone traveling this way MUST take in the Walter Anderson museum. See his murals and be transported to a beautful world.
take care and see you Sunday!
Gabriele
Howdy Y'all,
Things are going well here. We're becoming professional-level drywallers down here. Stephanie used the "roto-zip" yesterday and showed her capability with the power tools. Barb and Erik have honed their skills to a methodical perfection. Gabriele is confident with any number of tools in her hand--from measuring tape to knives and saws. Roger "has the conn" as we say in the navy. He's keeping the camp on course. We will finish drywalling Miss Abby's house tomorrow, Lord willing. We are having a great time down here but we're looking forward to returning to our regularly scheduled program, too. See you soon!
Amree Wilcox
Pictures tonight are a before and after picture of the same wall, Steph trying to get away from the dust and Amree and Gabriele talking. This will be our last blog entry, as I am leaving tomorrow to go to Tampa and see some baseball for a week. See you all Easter.
Stephanie
