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Photo of the Day: New Orleans 9th Ward Devastation

Posted on February 28, 2006 by waynem

New Orleans 9th ward Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. This is just a hint of the devastation that we saw in the 9th ward section of New Orleans. On this Fat Tuesday it may be worthwhile remembering all those that lost … Continue reading →

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New Orleans Trip Slide Show

Posted on February 24, 2006 by waynem

If you recall a team from South Suburban Evangelical Free Church in Minnesota recently went on a trip to New Orleans to perform some Hurricane Katrina relief work and to care for some of the people effected by the storm … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Katrina Relief: New Orleans Trip Report

Posted on February 22, 2006 by waynem

By Paul Rivenburg February 4th – February 12th 2006 We left the parking lot of South Suburban on a very chilly Saturday morning. We drove in three different vans. At our lunch stop in Mount Pleasant, Iowa Ken discovered that … Continue reading →

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New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Relief Trip Journal

Posted on February 14, 2006 by waynem

Random thoughts from the New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Relief Trip Saturday 2/4/06 Everyone showed up at the church on time so that we were able to leave by 6:00 am sharp.  We left with light snow showers and a temperature … Continue reading →

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N. O. Update…

Posted on February 10, 2006 by waynem

We have just finished the work part of our journey to New Orleans.  We have already sent two of our teammates to the airport to fly back home.  It is amazing how fast this week went. Over the next few … Continue reading →

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New Orleans here we come.

Posted on February 2, 2006 by waynem

Just two more days until we leave on our Hurrican Katrina Relief adventure to New Orleans.  The team currently consists of 9 women and 9 men.  I must say I am a bit surprised how balanced the team is.  We … Continue reading →

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New Orleans Trip Countdown

Posted on January 24, 2006 by waynem

Twelve days and counting for the Hurricane Katrina relief trip to New Orleans (see more stories here).  Everything seems to be going according to plans. I always have that little feeling in my stomach that everything may fall apart at … Continue reading →

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New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina Relief Trip

Posted on January 13, 2006 by waynem

We, the relief team from SSEFC had our first training meeting last night for our trip down to hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans.  You can find previous post on the trip here and here. We have or maybe 21 people … Continue reading →

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Katrina Relief: Urban Impact

Posted on December 16, 2005 by waynem

Plans are being made at my church for a team to go down to New Orleans Louisiana to help in the Katrina recovery effort.   Our main plan is to help some of the people that have seen their lives totally … Continue reading →

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Is God mad at us?

Posted on October 24, 2005 by waynem

Ok, The Reverand Jerry Falwell can sound a little whacked once in a while but on this one he is right on. It seems like our nation has been forced to deal with greater than usual proportions of distress in … Continue reading →

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