Wednesday, June 27th
2:20 p.m.
Why is it that 6:30 a.m. seems to be earlier every morning? We have definitely moved a little slower today, but that hasn’t impacted our productivity. Our group again worked at two sites: the church sanctuary and Dee Jones’ house (and Rachel continued her mural painting). The amount of work we are getting done is simply inspiring. We may not finish our business, but it will be much further along than when we started!
We knocked off work early today for a free afternoon. We ate lunch at 1:30 p.m. (spaghetti and meatballs), and are getting ready to head down to the French Quarter for some leisure time and a beignet or two from Cafe DuMonde. It will be very nice to kick back, relax, and enjoy some down time. We will probably point out Bourbon Street as we drive past, but we learned last year the street sign should have a parental advisory sticker on it, so we’ll steer clear of it.
Our gang is being very respectful as we share such a close space. Showers are being kept short, clothes are (mostly) being kept off the floor, and there’s a spirit of community and grace running through this building. The three groups have melded together very well and are co-existing harmoniously in less than perfect conditions.
We’ll be back from the French Quarter in time for dinner tonight at 6 p.m., then some down time. Tomorrow, we’ll get back at it! I’ll check in later on tonight.
We love you!
Don’t forget to check out the pictures here.
June 27, 2007 at 10:18 pm |
This is great! It is such a joy to hear what you all have been doing each day. I especially love the picture of Sean and Dee on the porch – to me the picture captures the overwhelming sense of loss people in New Orleans must have. Thankfully, people like you are keeping the hearts of people like Dee soft and open to God’s works. Blessings to all of you!
Kory – about your wifi hot spot…are you keeping your skills current in sorting and folding the laundry there, too?