Ninth Ward

Patty from Christ UMC

This afternoon, the pastor from First UMC in Slidell is taking us into New Orleans to show us the ninth ward, the area of devastation that's been in the news so much.

I'm excited to have this opportunity to see this area that we've heard so much about, and I'm rather anxious because it's been so hard to see the destruction here, and it's hard to imagine what this might be like. Here in Slidell, in the midst of the sadness and devastation, there's a spirit of hopefulness that they will rebuild and be able to restore their town again. I'm not sure we'll experience that this afternoon.

It's hard to leave today, knowing that we leave some things undone, and some lives incomplete. But there's new people in today and tomorrow who will pick it up from where we leave off, and who will continue to share Christ's love with those who need to experience it.

I haven't read the blogs for several days, so I don't know if anyone has written about this, but this group is committed to doing this again in the fall, probably in October over the fall break that a number of the schools have. As soon as we get that scheduled, we'll get the dates out to the churches and probably on this blog site, so start thinking about being a part of this God-sized experience now!

I'm looking forward to seeing Mike, Kara, Mark, and Taffy tomorrow, and to seeing Christ's Church on Sunday. Thanks to all who have posted comments (which I haven't seen, but others have), as they let us know that what we're doing matters to you, too! Blessings!