Great news

Those of us back in Henderson this week received gratifying news after some of the mission team members who had been in New Orleans on earlier trips drove out to New Orleans East on Sunday afternoon to see if there had been any progress on homes we worked on in January.

Understand, we have learned not to expect quick gratification. We have worked for hours, days, to remove the wretched, molded contents and walls of houses, then returned months later to find nothing else had been done. Nothing is certain in New Orleans. All we can do is provide a little hope and demonstrate our Christian love and compassion.

But praise God, some mission team members returned Sunday to Gloria's house in N.O. East -- and found it had been salvaged and Gloria was living there again! We understand that Gloria, a widow, was delighted to see the mission team workers again and invited them inside for a visit. What a blessing.

We are still awaiting blog updates from the combined church mission team in New Orleans. It isn't easy. In a city where more than half of the population has vanished, luxuries such as high-speed wireless Internet service are tough to find. But we remain hopeful.

In the meantime, friends, kindly pray for the team and their safety.