The end of month two Oct 28

This has been a strange weather week down here. A couple nights were so cold, yesterday it rained a lot and the night was warm. Today was cool but the sun came out mid morning and is pleasant this afternoon. But the north breeze is cool but it is so neat to see the sun. I can'tbelieve I'm saying it is great to stand in the sun and get warmed up after Sept and most of Oct. Oh well.

My groups all left this morning after breakfast but they cleaned up their pods and the sinks, showers, etc before they left. Someone even mopped up the water in the kitchen/pantry area and it looks so nice. When it finally stopped raining, we got the wet vac out to start mopping up water in my office, tool tent, everyone's pods. It is just a way of life here. Someone said we shouldn't complain about an inch of water when many of these families had 4 - 6 feet of water in their homes.

The last night of sharing with the groups is always special. It is interesting the comments some people make about their week in MS. But they all go home changed people and want to come back next spring. Some churches are committed to coming once or twice a year as the need will be great for a long time. People from their home areas didn't understand why they were still coming as they figured everything would be done by now as it has been a year. There are so many areas where nothing has been started yet towards recovery. In the New Orleans area, there is only mucking out of the debris and no rebuilding yet.

Tomorrow is the day set aside for us to worship our Lord. May you find a place to do that. Blessings to you
Phyllis