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Trip Update

Submitted by Greg Mills on Tue, 09/27/2005 - 6:35pm. Hurricane Katrina Relief

I just spoke with Chris. He's on his way home from Mississippi. The rest of the team is still in Hattiesburg for a few more days.

Apparently the semi truck broke down in Alabama. First it blew a tire and then it had mechanical trouble. The team had to stay overnight in Alabama but was spared from nasty weather down the road where several tornados touched down that evening.

The supplies and the volunteers arrived in Hattiesburg a day late but went right to work. Much of the food that was donated was sent further south to Gulf Port which was particularly hard hit by Katrina.

That's all I've got. Hopefully Chris and some of the other team members will log in when they get back and share their experiences.

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Trip Update

Submitted by revhawks on Wed, 09/28/2005 - 3:15pm.

I finally made it back from Hattiesburg, MS last night after a LONG ride home. It was a good trip in so much as we made it there safe and the rest of the team was also safe, travel weary, but safe. The area was hard hit beyond belief. Hattiesburg was getting back on their feet though. Stores were open, kids back in school, people back to work, after all it has been a month. There is massive tree damage and a majority of the houses are damaged in some way. We rode down to Gulfport, 55 miles south, and it was unbelievable. The destruction was massive. We got in touch with the NC and Tennesse Baptist Men and were able to get some much needed food and supplies to them. They are right in the middle of the hardest hit areas in MS. A lot of the houses there are going to be bulldozed so there is a lot work left to do. Dixie Baptist Church, the church we partnered with, was extremely accommadting as was W.B. and Betty McCarty, parents of one of our members. They housed and fed us and had work for us to do. It was a blessing to be able to help those folks. They will recover but it will be a long process, please continue to pray for them. Again, big thanks to those who volunteered and those who help us there. If you read this, I really appreciate it.

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