Our last day here at the Lower Ninth Ward – I can hardly believe it. While it seems like we have been here forever, it also seems like we’ve just arrived. Today we will finish up as many loose ends as we can. The weather is supposed to improve which is very important because we have a lot of painting to do.
What a great surprise this morning; Mrs. Kager came by to see her home. It was an emotional moment for everyone…this is why we are here!!! Her son James was so thankful for everything that we were able to accomplish as he has been working tirelessly to prepare the home for his mother to return. I hope that we can return for her coming home celebration.
As you can see by the photos we have made a difference! The talent of every volunteer has become apparent on this service trip – everything that we touched was a team effort and an amazing transition. I am in such a place of awe and appreciation – we set out to touch a few lives, to lend a helping hand and we succeeded.
We have plenty of homework to do for our April trip! Anna, Mary and Naureen will continue to network, garner support and meet the residents that we can help; Roy is going to help Malik find answers to their structural problems and help to acquire business involvement and funding; the rest of us will do our best to sow the seeds necessary to get others involved. However, tonight we will rest and be thankful for who we are, for what we have learned and for leaving New Orleans a little bit better than when we arrived.
Blessings from Global Hope!
