I can't possibly describe how tired I am after the second day. Manual Labor is hard...go figure :)
It is such a trip how much Katirnia has affected both Biloxi and New Orleans. We went to the French Quarter and although it is back up and the drinks are flowing on Burbon Street you can see the devestation for miles and miles all around. We are staying in a hotel on the beach and there is nothing here but a few buildings and you can see just vague signs of businesses that got washed away. Everyone here is very warm and appreciative of what we are here for and we must get blessed at least 4 times a day by people we meet. We seem to be progressing very fast and the roof of the house is almost done, we even installed a few windows today. All I can say is we have all gotten hammered in a whole new way on this trip, each of us must have put in at least 500 nails so far. Everyone is in good spirits - especially at 7am when we get together and people have been surprisingly open when it comes to singing in the car. We went to eat at CiCi's yesterday and everyone in town abosultely loves it - we saw the cutest little boy who was getting a to-go pizza and wanted to wave goodbye to each of us while shouting "I'll see you later." -- Adorable.
We will be back home soon sunburned, blistered and very very sore, but with a whole new perspective.
D.
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(from a colleague of Colleen's in thinkLA) You are also blessed by people back home. Thanks for what you are doing to be of service to others.
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