Time to start planning!

The next Mississippi Trip will be in December...though the date has yet to be decided. There are a number of factors to consider, the biggest of which is when our skilled carpenters can join the group. There's a lot to discuss, so please put this date and time on your calendar.

Sunday, September 20th at 12:30pm. We'll be meeting in the youth room.

Golf Tournament

Thanks to all the golfers for coming out and supporting the Mississippi Team. All total we raised $880! Every single bit helps those of us working hard to get to Mississippi, so thanks!

Next fundraiser for the team is October 3rd. :)

When we were in Pearlington in December, I had the chance to meet a couple of bloggers who were part of the inspiration for my first blogging attempts. One of those ladies lives in the Gulf Coast. She recently reflected on Hurricane Camille's 40th Anniversary. If you have a chance, hit that link and read what she wrote. There's a link to the local papers website in there, but I narrowed it down a little and think y'all should read this article as well. The pictures of the memorial make me want to visit just to see it in person.

There are two lines that struck me from both the article and St. Casserole's blog.

First St. Casserole wrote this: "For thirty-five years, Camille was the worst storm for the Gulf Coast."

The second was this: “We can replace property,” he said. “We can’t replace life.”

The first, because someday that statement may be true about Hurricane Katrina.

The second, in light of the recent fire activity here and the people who have refused to follow mandatory evacuation orders. Sometimes we should err on the side of caution and realize that we can replace our property, but we only get one life.

And just for Sammy, while I was on the newspapers website I found this article, satisfying our curiosity about those haunting structures we see every time we head to Pearlington from NOLA.

A question

There is a poll to the right that will close on August 30th. In planning for the next trip we want people's opinions to be heard. If you are wanting to join the team, please cast your vote for the time that you would prefer. It will all be taken into consideration. Thanks!

A little house

This sweet little house was made by one of our past team members, Norm. I may have talked about it here before, but the point behind the house was to make it look like something we would see in Mississippi and to have it be a place that people could put change and donations into for the teams going in the future.

Today we tested it at Vacation Bible School. It works. The kids brought in $26.52. Awesome! That money is going to be converted into a gift card to one of the hardware stores in Mississippi so that we can buy supplies and things needed to rebuild the homes that we will be working on in December.

We got the green light today, so plans are full-steam ahead. The week is still to be determined but we're going! Look for a way to donate here on the blog and more information in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!