FRIDAY

I heard from Jason Thursday night; the group has all arrived safely in Port Arthur, Texas and there is no electricity in that area yet due to the wind damage. Port Arthur was protected by the seawall so they did not suffer from the storm surge as did other communities nearby. They are able to use a generator some of the time. They are staying in what appears to be a former school or church, and beds are set up for them to sleep in the classrooms, and there are bathrooms with showers but no hot water, so the guys take some pretty fast (and cold) showers!! Doug was heading back to Slidell, LA to get the trailer and Mary, and then head back to Port Arthur. They were hoping the electricity might be working by the time they got back, or possibly sometime today (Friday). Jason and two others (Tom and Scott) worked on a house Thursday in Bridge City that had about 4 feet of water inside.

Please continue to pray for safety for the different volunteer groups down there working to help those who have lost so much with Hurricane Ike. Pray that they may have good experiences and give good testimony as they work to help these families and that some measure of comfort may be given to these people.
~Kathy