A brief note from our last day in New Orleans...we leave Rayne for the airport at 7:45 a.m. tomorrow.
It was a bittersweet day. It was nice to have accomplished so much in a four-day period...but we all wished we had a few more days to be able to do even more. There were some things that we were unable to take care of for Mabel...things that need an expert opinion before proceeding. We also felt bad leaving a gutted house...knowing that there will be a long road ahead before reconstruction can begin.
Also, we had a nice dinner last night at Rayne with Mabel...but she had to be with her son at a doctor's appointment this afternoon, and wasn't there when we had to leave. It was hard not to get a chance to say good-bye. We've invited Mabel to come and see us in Cambridge...we hope she takes us up on it at some point in the not so distant future.
When we got back to Rayne this evening, we ate a "pick-up" dinner of leftovers in shifts...as members of the team wandered in and out looking at the parades that were passing down the street. There were three this evening.
After the parades...the team (minus Cameron and Kathy) headed into the French Quarter, ending the night again at the Cafe du Mond for beignets and cafe au lait.
It feels as if we've established a true bond and partnership with the folks at Rayne. We know people here now, and they know some of us...and by extension, H-E UMC. I hope that there will be future trips to New Orleans, as well as chances for Rayne folks to come and visit with us in Cambridge. It seems like a very natural, and quite a wonderful thing, for these two warm and welcoming communities of faith to join hands and hearts across the miles at this critical time in the future of New Orleans.
Thanks to everyone at H-E and beyond who made both of these trips possible! We'll see you soon!!
Blessings,
Lisa
It was a bittersweet day. It was nice to have accomplished so much in a four-day period...but we all wished we had a few more days to be able to do even more. There were some things that we were unable to take care of for Mabel...things that need an expert opinion before proceeding. We also felt bad leaving a gutted house...knowing that there will be a long road ahead before reconstruction can begin.
Also, we had a nice dinner last night at Rayne with Mabel...but she had to be with her son at a doctor's appointment this afternoon, and wasn't there when we had to leave. It was hard not to get a chance to say good-bye. We've invited Mabel to come and see us in Cambridge...we hope she takes us up on it at some point in the not so distant future.
When we got back to Rayne this evening, we ate a "pick-up" dinner of leftovers in shifts...as members of the team wandered in and out looking at the parades that were passing down the street. There were three this evening.
After the parades...the team (minus Cameron and Kathy) headed into the French Quarter, ending the night again at the Cafe du Mond for beignets and cafe au lait.
It feels as if we've established a true bond and partnership with the folks at Rayne. We know people here now, and they know some of us...and by extension, H-E UMC. I hope that there will be future trips to New Orleans, as well as chances for Rayne folks to come and visit with us in Cambridge. It seems like a very natural, and quite a wonderful thing, for these two warm and welcoming communities of faith to join hands and hearts across the miles at this critical time in the future of New Orleans.
Thanks to everyone at H-E and beyond who made both of these trips possible! We'll see you soon!!
Blessings,
Lisa
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