A long day..
So its been a very long day, its now 9:30 (10:30 EST) and we've been up for many an hour. After we arrived in Baton Rouge we met our ride, Hans (the District Evangelist of Denver) who treated us all to a crackerbarrel lunch. He is retired and plans on retiring from his ministry in a year or two, though he is in very good health and very good shape. On the long ride down interstate 12 east, we got to know a little about him. He immigrated from Switzerland in his early 20s and never looked back. He currently has his ministry in Denver, where he has resided the majority of his stay in the United States.
Also on the long ride down we saw a progression of devestation, from a few trees down, to many trees down, destroyed billboards, coffins/tombs washed up on the side of the road, destroyed houses, etc. When we arrived in Slidell at the church we quickly disembarked, got into our work gear and headed over to a small lot with around 10 trees down. There we met Pat who was already working hard. Pat is a member of the church from the same congregation has Hans. He seems like a nice guy that the three of us can relate to in some degree, being as he is only in his 30s. So we got to work, cutting up and piling the trees on the side of the road. That went on for quite awhile before we returned home, ate, talked, drank, etc. We are staying at a man named Jim Dykes (spelling probably incorrect) who I believe is the minister for the local congregation. Its a beautiful home in a pretty affluent neighborhood, which is indeed in much better shape than the neighborhood near the church.
Although I am undoubtedly the most liberal person of the group everyone recognizes that we're performing a task that is more important than those sort of differences. Tomorrow we'll be getting an early start and doing more tree removal and helping some people board up for Rita as best we can, before the storm itself hits.
Unfortunately there is a lot more that happened today than can be quickly and concisely expressed in our little blog at the moment, but we will do our best to keep you updated and acquaint you with our coworkers. The rest were supposed to have arrived tomorrow, but have been delayed until either Sunday or Monday.
Oh and yeah, we'll be getting a bunch of pictures up soon- just not tonight. Because I'm tired.
Also on the long ride down we saw a progression of devestation, from a few trees down, to many trees down, destroyed billboards, coffins/tombs washed up on the side of the road, destroyed houses, etc. When we arrived in Slidell at the church we quickly disembarked, got into our work gear and headed over to a small lot with around 10 trees down. There we met Pat who was already working hard. Pat is a member of the church from the same congregation has Hans. He seems like a nice guy that the three of us can relate to in some degree, being as he is only in his 30s. So we got to work, cutting up and piling the trees on the side of the road. That went on for quite awhile before we returned home, ate, talked, drank, etc. We are staying at a man named Jim Dykes (spelling probably incorrect) who I believe is the minister for the local congregation. Its a beautiful home in a pretty affluent neighborhood, which is indeed in much better shape than the neighborhood near the church.
Although I am undoubtedly the most liberal person of the group everyone recognizes that we're performing a task that is more important than those sort of differences. Tomorrow we'll be getting an early start and doing more tree removal and helping some people board up for Rita as best we can, before the storm itself hits.
Unfortunately there is a lot more that happened today than can be quickly and concisely expressed in our little blog at the moment, but we will do our best to keep you updated and acquaint you with our coworkers. The rest were supposed to have arrived tomorrow, but have been delayed until either Sunday or Monday.
Oh and yeah, we'll be getting a bunch of pictures up soon- just not tonight. Because I'm tired.
posted by Tim at 10:33 PM
3 Comments:
sounds good, i hope rita doesn't get you guys very much. anonymous is john, it's true.
yeah fellas, stay safe, here's hoping Rita doesn't do much damage.
Hi Tim, you and your friends are doing a worthwhile job there in Louisiana. I hope Rita leaves you alone! Stay safe and know that the good you do has a way of rebounding and multiplying. Just ask "Earl" about karma!
Elaine
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