Turns out we have been redirected slightly and are not working in Long Beach this time but rather in Bay St. Louis which is the next town west of Long Beach and a place equally in need of volunteer builders. We are staying in a camp which is located in the former Lagniappe Presbyterian Church compound, and while the facilities are a little spartan they are very friendly, efficiently run, clean, and safe. Here is a picture of the bunkhouses where we are housed.
Right now it is around 3:30 am. I've slept for a few hours after another great dinner at a local seafood restaurant, but woke up and thought I would get an update in before the big work day starts. We have three meals a day here at the camp Monday through Friday, so no more fancy food for a few days. We meet at 7 am to get our work assignments, and it is virtually guaranteed that we won't all be on the same project. You get placed with others according to what the project manager needs that day. It could be carpentry, painting, or general site prep. I'm kind of hoping I get to work inside as that is my area of greatest experience, drywalling, trim, painting. We will see.
Anyway, our group has great fellowship building, and once we get to know some of the other numerous folks here to work with us I'm sure the experience of mission will grow even stronger. Hope someone is reading this back in Columbus. I've enabled comments so please leave some words of encouragement if you have any for us.
love.. Joe
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