Day Five –July 12th
It is hard to believe that we are over half way through our trip. Yesterday we did a multitude of tasks. Some worked in an office setting, others help with local groups and organizational issues and others worked to restore housing. We again saw the amazing resilience of the residence to rebuild and we were glad that we were here to participate.
In the evening, the dinner was provided by the hosting church, First Church of NO. The food was jumbaylaya and as you would expect, left overs were not an option. Tyler Rench, a Tulane graduate and a relative of one of our students, spoke to us on his experience as a college student and now a teacher in the New Orleans area. It was excellent and another perspective from a complicated process of rebuilding.
We are all healthy—save some P. I. on some–tired and ready to continue. Elizabeth Jackson has already volunteered her father for next year’s trip. She said, “He’d love this!”
Some pictures from yestday are below:
