Monday, December 18 and another house gutted. What a great feeling for all of us! As I mentioned before, the 25 of us split into two teams. So, really, two more houses have been gutted. I haven't had the opportunity to meet any of the owners of the houses that we have gutted, but today we did talk to the neighbors next door. How appreciative these people are for any help we can give them. At first the neighbors thought that we got paid to do the work. When we told them that we actually paid to come on the trip they were really surprised! They told us about the evacuation and having to wait weeks till they could even get home.
Once home they faced inches of mud on everything. And now mold and insects have invaded. All the families told us it will be a while till they can live in their houses. In the meantime they are living in FEMA trailers. In our parish there are hundreds. But you have to smile at the spirit these people have. Some of them have decorated their trailers with colored lights for the holiday! More later... there are lines for the computer so I'll do my entry in the morning.
Barb
