I'm grateful for this opportunity to go to New Orleans. Two years later, the reality is no longer making headlines. Part of my reason for going is to make a statement that they are not forgotten. I am humbled whenever I read the information on the St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church website - www.scapc.org - the R.H.I.N.O. link (Rebuilding Hope in New Orleans). That congregation has been transformed. Since November 2005, RHINO has hosted more than 1800 volunteers from 30 states, gutted over 200 homes, and is now constructing new homes! There are now photos of the new Habitat homes being built at Ferry Place. Check it out!
Dick, Rob and I will be joining 15 others from New Castle Presbytery, and some others from upstate NY and WV. Some have gone before, and others are first-timers like us. I'm looking forward to learning from others' experience and to being part of this mission that is larger than any of us.
Jenny