Gulfport, Mississippi

Gulfport, Mississippi

October 2006

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Me with Kathryn and Sarah in front of their house	Sarah and Thomas	In Metairie, Louisiana, I came upon a Dunkin Donuts!! (it's the coffee)
	Gulfport Beach view	Evacuation route sign
Miss Hazel's FEMA trailer. We are working on building a house for her. Those who are in FEMA trailers are being told that they will have to buy the trailer or move out within 18 months of having gotten the trailers. The problem is, most of these people can't afford to buy the trailers, and many still do not have homes...what are they supposed to do?	Mini, whose house we are working on. She was just able to move back in September 1. The water had been up to the top of her ceiling.	Handsboro Presbyterian Church Our base for the week
St. Andrew's Church donated this van for the relief efforts	The Presbytery of Mississippi has been working to assist the relief efforts	This is the barn, where all of the women are staying! On the left, the tarps, are our showers--outside, but warm...
Each day begins with some singing and a teaching from a member of the group	This house, down the street from the church, was bought by Grace Presbyterian in Long Beach. They had a building program for their own church and they thought they should spend some of the money to help others. So, they bought this house which now can sleep volunteers who come to work.	This is Miss Hazel's new house, the first new house construction being done by the Presbytery of Mississippi (most of the work is to refurbish existing houses).
Reflection of the roof workers	The church, reflected in a puddle from last night's rain storm	Some of the destruction along Hwy 90
What's left of a Waffle House	Coastal view	This part of the team has made 6 trips to Lowe's so far...and we are only on day 2!
FEMA table set up in Lowe's	Mark, working on the gas line under Mini's house	A view of Mini's house, from what is now an empty field, but what used to be the site of her neighbors' houses
		Some of the team with Mini
Mr. Thurmond is one of the home owners we are working with. Water was up to the top of his ceiling. He lost six neighbors in the storm, because they refused to leave.

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