Today was an extremely long day. The work is definitely starting to wear on us all. We are moving a little slower and moaning a little more. But it was a great day. We were at the Crowder Blvd CoC again today. The entire front of the building is now completely stripped and a majority of the back is free of furniture and debris.
As we were packing up to return to Tammany today, Gregory Hamilton, one of their elders came back and he and I walked through the building together. As he surveyed the front he was overjoyed. When we got to the back and saw the progress, I told him that we were a little disappointed that we did not get it all done today, he stopped in his steps, turned to me with tears in his eyes and said. "When you showed up without the bobcat, my heart sank because I felt that not much work would be done with this crew. As I stand here today, I never dreamed that even with the bobcat, that this much progress could be made in two days."
He has sent pictures to as many families as he had e-mail addresses for and he told me that there are three families now trying to make it back because of the renewed spirit they have from seeing their church home coming back! I reminded him that our God is able to do more than we can ever hope or imagine, he said "I Know". We prayed together and then went and prayed with the entire crew.
Today was Lee's birthday so we all went to the Cheesecake Bakery after devo tonight and had a great time. Also as a side note, we had the devo tonight and Kasey and Justin did a great job with the singing. (Paul was his usual great self with the ole power point.)
Tomorrow they have a circle of about 6 houses in the lower 9th ward that we get to gut out before leaving on Saturday morning. Continue to pray for the work here, and pray for Kasey as he leaves us via train to join his family in Colorado.
Love 'Em Like Jesus,
Troy Blair, Youth Minister
Northland Church of Christ
www.ncocfamily.org
tblair@ncocfamily.org
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