Tuesday

Someone graciously informed me that I had dated hurricane Katrina in 1905 on a previous page! That error had now been corrected. Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005 with the heaviest storm damage along the Mississippi coast. Each day that we are here we see more signs of the damage and hear almost unbelievable stories of devastation from the local residents.

In the park today a few children and their parents came for the activities. Afterward the workers left more fliers and packages of snacks at nearby homes. We learned that the elementary school building has not been completed and many of the families with children that lost their homes have not returned to rebuild since there is no local school for their children. They would have to be bussed to another school district farther inland. The high school building is complete and ready to be used this fall. It looks like the elementary building should be ready by next school year.

The construction workers did several small jobs today while waiting for the completion of the electrical inspection before hanging any more drywall in the sanctuary. Moisture resistant wallboard was installed in the restroom areas, work started on a doorway into the baptistry area, dry wall hung on the wall of the stairway behind the sanctuary. We didn't get a lot of good pictures today.

When you drive back away from the beach front mansions many of the local residents have replaced their homes with these very small trailers. They look nice but are so small. Some still have the wheels under them.