Sept 9, 2005 Update
Received from Bob Brown (note: I have not posted the pictures Bob refers to in his email. Bold face is added by myself):
Dear Praying friends,
Well, what a blessing these days! We've been having some people in to serve as "Slave Labor" .. and what a GREAT help they have been! As I said, we are in the tearing out mode these days. Stripping out everything that is wet .. carpet, boxes, clothes, walls, sheetrock, insullation, etc. etc. etc. (see pic of flooded chapel family home). Then bleaching all these areas to kill the bacteria. Then ventillating with sunlight and circulating air. If the power is on we air condition.
If you would like to come ... call first ... FIRST coordinate with Scott Leach in Montgomery, AL. (see my e-mail on contact points) as to how many will come and when. That way we don't have eveyone coming on the same day! Groups of 2-4 seem to work best ... with some need for larger groups. But the smaller group is more manageable and fits in better with the locals. Then contact me by phone and I'll give you the latest needs that you can bring down if you would like. Most of the workers that come have been staying at the camp (call first to arrange for a key to get in).
Current needs are mainly for PRAYER, funds and smaller groups of manpower ... some skilled and some nonskilled. We've also been reaching out to some families outside of the Assembly. some Christians, some unsaved, hopefully tomorrow / Saturday we'll help a small Baptist Church with some of their damage. We have enough (at least for now) staples, food, generators, gas, diesel and water. We could use a couple extension ladders. If you call before you come I can give you the latest needs and often you can bring a few "special" things that are a help or an encouragement!
On the lighter more frivolous side ... Some of you that know me know that I am a Sailor ... both in my past carreer in the Navy ... and as a current hobby (?) and that JoAnne and I have an old sailboat (s/vEres Tu) which we have had and used to reach out to people for the Lord. It had already been through a 10 foot tidal surge inGeorge' a number of years ago ... but this time I REALLY feared that Katrina's 14 foot surge would do her (beautiful little uninsured) bodyin!!! Well .. Matt Phelan was here from Nashville for the past few days and knew that, while I had asked the Lord to protect her, I was concerned about her and didn't even want to go out to the Bayou to see what was or wasn't left. So Matt said he would go out with me for moral support. The road to the marina was a HUGE disaster ... the marina hadprobably 75% of the boats thrown up on land or sunk ... we had to wade through muck and marsh grass a foot or two deep and climb over and under wreckage of other boats. Stretching our necks around a wrecked boat, I hesitatingly peered at where Eres Tu used to be moored and ... THERE SHE WAS!!! Floating so pristinely ... only one dockline broken and the fronthatch blown off and sitting on the side deck! (see picture) UNBELIEVABLE... oh ye of little faith!!! Sitting there like she was waiting for me to come visit her .. everything around her in wreckage! What a little miracle and encouragement that the Lord even cares about the little things in our lives!
Well, thank you again for your involvement, your prayers, and your sacrificial giving! We couldn't be moving ahead without you!
Our very special love in Christ,
Bob & JoAnne
Dear Praying friends,
Well, what a blessing these days! We've been having some people in to serve as "Slave Labor" .. and what a GREAT help they have been! As I said, we are in the tearing out mode these days. Stripping out everything that is wet .. carpet, boxes, clothes, walls, sheetrock, insullation, etc. etc. etc. (see pic of flooded chapel family home). Then bleaching all these areas to kill the bacteria. Then ventillating with sunlight and circulating air. If the power is on we air condition.
If you would like to come ... call first ... FIRST coordinate with Scott Leach in Montgomery, AL. (see my e-mail on contact points) as to how many will come and when. That way we don't have eveyone coming on the same day! Groups of 2-4 seem to work best ... with some need for larger groups. But the smaller group is more manageable and fits in better with the locals. Then contact me by phone and I'll give you the latest needs that you can bring down if you would like. Most of the workers that come have been staying at the camp (call first to arrange for a key to get in).
Current needs are mainly for PRAYER, funds and smaller groups of manpower ... some skilled and some nonskilled. We've also been reaching out to some families outside of the Assembly. some Christians, some unsaved, hopefully tomorrow / Saturday we'll help a small Baptist Church with some of their damage. We have enough (at least for now) staples, food, generators, gas, diesel and water. We could use a couple extension ladders. If you call before you come I can give you the latest needs and often you can bring a few "special" things that are a help or an encouragement!
On the lighter more frivolous side ... Some of you that know me know that I am a Sailor ... both in my past carreer in the Navy ... and as a current hobby (?) and that JoAnne and I have an old sailboat (s/vEres Tu
Well, thank you again for your involvement, your prayers, and your sacrificial giving! We couldn't be moving ahead without you!
Our very special love in Christ,
Bob & JoAnne
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