Our homeowner lives a short distance from Lake Pontchartrain ...protected only by a levee which was not able to contain the water during Katrina. We walked over to the levee and climbed up to the top to take a picture and see the lake. There is a walkway on the top....along with a railroad that transports hundreds of millions of dollars in oil. seafood and other commodities. During the storm he water reached 18 feet in this neigborhood so the houses were completely submerged. Fortunately most people left but the ones who stayed did not survive. It is difficult to imagine this entire neighborhood disappearing. Today, we continued painting trim work and ceilings, did some plumbing, laid the carpet padding on the stairs ans some more closet drywall work. We made significant progress and the house is looking great. We went to a local eatery for lunch to try some PoBoys and enjoyed mixing with the community and sharing some wonderful food. After our afternoon work we returned to the Olive Tree and cleaned the showers and washrooms, had some dinner prepared by the group from Oregon then we led the devotions for everyone. Most of us of are very tired but we are looking forward to continuing our work!
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