KatrinaGrace Team XIII

KatrinaGrace Team XIII is traveling to the New Orleans area on Sunday 17 June and returning to us on Saturday 23 June! They will be staying in Covington, LA at Trinity Church and will be working with Habitat for Humanity in Slidell, LA.

The Team is

• Tim Hardman - Team Leader (Tim also led KatrinaGrace Team III in October 2005)
  
  
• Bill Williams
  
  
• Gerry Walsh
  
  
• David Lange
  
  
• Kelly Wolslayer

Please pray for them!

New Orleans Almost 2 Years Later

"Nearly everywhere local freelance journalist Sara Shipley Hiles turned during her springtime visit, devastation loomed.

The end of August marks the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, yet a large section of New Orleans still stands empty. The Lower Ninth Ward is without electricity. Families still live in Federal Emergency Management Association trailers, afraid to rebuild because the OK to do so hasn't yet been handed down.

It was a heartbreaking sight for the former New Orleans resident, but even more heartbreaking because hardly anything had changed since she traveled there a year earlier...." [links added]

- an article on author and journalist Sara Shipley Hiles recent visit to New Orleans.

Why are we in New Orleans?

Someone just asked us what was spiritual about our work in New Orleans. Some months ago I posted these thoughts on my personal blog that address this question.

on Mark Lewis and Mary Held's Visit this past Weekend

I posted a couple of thoughts on my personal blog related to Mark and Mary's recent visit.

2007 KatrinaGrace Trips

We are currently accepting sign-ups for the five trips we have planned between now and the end of the year. Cost for each individual for these trips is $500 *but* KatrinaGrace has funds available to subsidize or even, if necessary, fully fund individuals for these trips. We do not want money to stop those from going who wish to go and will fund trips as long as funds are available. Details below

• June 17th -23rd - KatrinaGrace is partnering with Habitat for Humanity to build new homes in Slidell, LA. Please email Beth Shields @ beth.shields@gmail.com if you're interested in participating with this team.
  
  
• July 22-28 - This will be a general Work Team in Covington, LA working with Trinity - Church (doing general work, cooking or followup compassion visits. Please email Sandra Clabough @ scclabough@yahoo.com or call her at 410-465-9668 if you're interested in joining this team.
  
  
• Aug 19-25 - KatrinaGrace is partnering with Habitat for Humanity @ Castle Rock in downtown New Orleans. Please email Beth Shields @ beth.shields@gmail.com if you're interested in participating with this team.
  
  
• Oct 7-13 - KatrinaGrace is partnering with Habitat for Humanity @ Castle Rock in downtown New Orleans. Please email Beth Shields @ beth.shields@gmail.com if you're interested in participating with this team.
  
  
• Nov 18-24 - This will be a general Work Team in Covington, LA working with Trinity - Church (doing general work, cooking or followup compassion visits. Please email Sandra Clabough @ scclabough@yahoo.com or call her at 410-465-9668 if you're interested in joining this team.