Saturday 8/4/2007

What a good airport Atlanta is, we toured it for few more hours then we planned on as Air Trans decided to cancel our flight for no reason.. We survived and got to New Orleans by 8:30pm local time.. Above we are in the Philly airport!!!

Sunday 8/5/2007

Today has been a good day full and we haven't even begun our work yet!

We began our day with fairly traded hot beverages and some Krispy Kreme doughnuts brought to us by Andrew (a member of Little Farms UCC) Geez~ hot and now, WOW!

We had Bible Study, worshipped and heard from Rev Dr Jim Hightower (pastor of Little Farms UCC) about how we have be careful about storing up grain in our barns without using it.

I am amazed by the way the group is coming together~ there is feeling of one big family. We joke around, laugh, pray and sweat together, and live in anticipation of what the week may hold. Each one of us seems to have many gifts to share, yet we may not be aware of what to do. What to do with our gifts that we have been given, is the question that drives us to come to this place of doing what we can to help the over-all process of rebuilding "Community" in New Orleans.

We did shopping at Sam's club and picked up other things at Winn-Dixie to round our menu of Bagels/fruit/cereal for breakfast and sandwiches for lunch along with lots of water!!!

Our dinner tonight was spaghetti, meatballs and Garlic bread~ the blessed best meal of holy mother church with many thanks to Susan and Roger from 1st UCC in VA..

My personal prayer this night as we go to sleep, is that each one of us may get in touch with the many gifts we have stored up within, and that in the next few days we are able to use them in the next possible way for God's glory...

O God of new and friends to make

Bless us in this moment

with the patience to humbly listen

with the dedication to give our best

and the courage to do what must be done

even if our bodies hurt

make us a sanctuary for your love

Amen