Thank you so much for your prayers!
Every day we serve in Louisiana we are reminded of God's faithfulness to us and especially to the families we are serving. We see it in the look of relief in their faces as we arrive. They smile because help has come. The task is so overwhelming! They do not know where to begin and what is safe for them to keep.
When we begin each day at a home we start with prayer for the family, that as they make decisions about their home and belongings they will feel it they are the right choices, we pray for safety for all of us and for them as they begin the process of starting to rebuild their home and their life.
Today as we began to take the furniture, clothing, kitchen and bathrooms items out of the house and put them in a pile a verse came to mind.
It is from Matthew 6: 19 - 21: "Don't store up treasures here on earth, where they can be eaten by moths and get rusty, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where they will never become moth eaten or rusty and where they will be safe from thieves. Wherever your treasure is, there your heart and thoughts will also be."
I realize that the treasures of the families are not being moth eaten but with the river water after 29 days there are many items that are rusty and there is so much mold. It has helped me to put in perspective what is really important in life.
As I took out extra sets of sheets and towels, it made me think how many sets do I really need at home? I think I will begin to look at how I may bless other people and/or organizations with the things I truly do not need. I want to make sure that my treasures are for heaven.
Please keep our team and the families in your prayers. Tomorrow, Saturday is our last day of work here. We plan to begin our travels home on Sunday after church (about 9:30 Central time). If all goes well with the weather, we should be home late Monday night.
Here are a couple of photos from today:
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