The guys sent us off to breakfast by ourselves. We had a lovely meal at Denny's while they went off to the Waffle House, where by the way, there are only 6 waffle irons! We had to wait to get a table, but while we waited a couple next to us began a conversation and told us about their experience with Katrina. They were very grateful that we were here helping.
After breakfast we broke into two groups. One went to New Orleans and the other stayed here and went to church with Ed. Rose and Dina sang in the choir at the Presbyterian church. Along the way to New Orleans, we saw some of the devastation occurred. It is still hard for me to fathrom the amount of water that came through. There is a lot of open space along the coastline. You know that the coast is always packed with buildings, everyone squeezing to be close to thewater. The coastline here is pretty bare. We only spent a few hours in New Orleans. Beignets are the draw for me.
We met the other group on the way back and stopped at the gulf and then went out for a seafood buffet dinner.
Irene shared the story of Katrina's arrival and the days following. Again, it's hard for me to fathom that degree of disaster. It always seems strange to me that one place can be suffering so much while the rest of the world just carries.
The evening ended with some of us singing. Oleg volunteered to sing and play a song for us in Russian, about a man who suffered and through his suffering came to Christ. What an amazing musician he is! It was a lovely end to our 3rd night here.
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