We have arrived!! A little bleary-eyed and stiff from lots of hours in the vans...but we made it. After departing a little bit off-schedule on Friday afternoon around 4:30 pm, we drove through the night and arrived earlier than anticipated in Biloxi, Mississippi and enjoyed a wonderful breakfast at a nearby Waffle House. You can still see many empty lots where buildings once stood, stripped and crippled trees still standing, and debris lining the roadway from some attempted cleanup after Hurricane Katrina came through almost four 
years ago. We took a short drive down to Gulfport where they sustained more damage than Biloxi did.Since we couldn't access the bunkhouse until later in the afternoon, we decided to head over to the Keesler Air Force Base and enjoy a FREE airshow! The Thunderbirds also happened to be performing, so some of us stayed all afternoon just waiting for their famed flight acrobatics. They did not disappoint! The sun was shining with a good breeze and temps were close to 75 degrees today so we all enjoyed some time outdoors after traveling.
Sunday will find some of us catching up on some of our sleep (the traditional day of rest will surely be observed!), some of us traveling to Franklinton to visit the church that was worked on last spring break by members of our group, and some will attend a local church here. We begin work on Monday and it should involve some insulating, drywalling, and perhaps painting or other tasks. The motto our group has adopted is "Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape". We are finding this to be so true as we arrange our sleeping areas, figure out an efficient way to get everyone a shower, etc.
Please pray for our group this week, that we may grow close to one another as we work together to help those still trying to pick up the pieces from Hurricane Katrina and also that we may show Christ's love to those we work with and to one another. Thanks for checking in on us and hopefully we'll be able to put some pictures on the blog too.
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We are grateful that you arrived safely. We're looking forward to other posts to the blog so we know what you're doing. We're praying for a week of hard work, fun and fellowship. Enjoy the weather -- it's cold here.
Glad To Hear That You All Made It There Safe And In Good Time!! Real Jealous That You Went To The Airshow. Heard You Were Able To Watch The Game - Kindda Disappointing At This Point. Hope That You All Enjoy A Wonderful Week - You All Sure Will Be In My Thoughts And Prayers!! Matt And Mary - Work Hard And Have A Wonderful Time!!
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