April 17, 2012
Flake House-
Today was the 2nd day at the flake house. Shannon Hunt, Ross Kellar, Matt Markella, Matt Dyroff, Cari Librett, Christa West, Meg Glattstein, and Ian Brown were the sophomores who contributed their efforts. The work today included sheet-rocking, mudding walls, as well as sanding. Struggles, achievements, and contributions flourished throughout the dust-filled gutted two-sided building that is the Flake House. Everybody contributed 100% throughout the day and accomplished a good amount of work. The day was filled with enthusiasm and frustration, but in the end it was just enthusiasm.
Phillipians 4:13 - "I can do all this through him who gives me strength."
Tile House-
Today was the second day at the tile house. Frances Anne McDonald and Caroline Shaunessy were the only two sophomores out of the small group of the eight kids working at the house today. While Caroline was hard at work cutting small tiles to go on the kitchen floor and mixing cement to lay the tiles down, Frances Anne learned how to grout and polish the newly laid tiles. Everyone had a great time and got to know the small group better. At the end of the day the group enjoyed driving to see the "Brad Pitt" houses built near the levees, including those who had not seen them the previous day. It was a day filled with fun and hard work!
Acts 20:24 - "But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus, the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God."
Community Center of St. Bernard
Brad Marcotte was the only sophomore along with juniors and seniors that traveled to the Community Center of St. Bernard in Arabi, off of New Orleans East. Before Hurricane Katrina, the population of Arabi was 64,000. Today, only 32,000 now live there. With the families usually containing three to four kids and a single parent, food is hard to get with an average income per family of 18,000 dollars a year. At St. Bernard, our group and other volunteers helped bag foods necessary for the people who need them. We also helped them collect their food and bring them out to their cars. We became friendly with many diverse people, such as Mr. Joe, aka the Boss, and Jeffrey, an accountant. We have experienced something new and we will be affected through the rest of our lives.
"You don't know if you can fly if you dont jump." -Jeffrey
Today was the second day at the tile house. Frances Anne McDonald and Caroline Shaunessy were the only two sophomores out of the small group of the eight kids working at the house today. While Caroline was hard at work cutting small tiles to go on the kitchen floor and mixing cement to lay the tiles down, Frances Anne learned how to grout and polish the newly laid tiles. Everyone had a great time and got to know the small group better. At the end of the day the group enjoyed driving to see the "Brad Pitt" houses built near the levees, including those who had not seen them the previous day. It was a day filled with fun and hard work!
Acts 20:24 - "But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus, the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God."
Community Center of St. Bernard
Brad Marcotte was the only sophomore along with juniors and seniors that traveled to the Community Center of St. Bernard in Arabi, off of New Orleans East. Before Hurricane Katrina, the population of Arabi was 64,000. Today, only 32,000 now live there. With the families usually containing three to four kids and a single parent, food is hard to get with an average income per family of 18,000 dollars a year. At St. Bernard, our group and other volunteers helped bag foods necessary for the people who need them. We also helped them collect their food and bring them out to their cars. We became friendly with many diverse people, such as Mr. Joe, aka the Boss, and Jeffrey, an accountant. We have experienced something new and we will be affected through the rest of our lives.
"You don't know if you can fly if you dont jump." -Jeffrey
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