On Day 3 of our workweek, we mostly focused on putting that second Quonset hut up, scraped houses, cleared the remains of a church out of the bayous, and drove people to the hospital.
The group decided to run into the water, when Justin let out a scream because he managed to step right on a stingray. His foot started to swell so we took him to the hospital. He’s ok now, though. Then, while we were having dinner, Patrick – who had been suffering from a severe case of Montezuma’s revenge – decided that he’d like to go to the hospital as well. Celia kept both of them company in the hospital and I am happy to report that both of them are doing much better now.
Oh, regarding dinner: Trish, a local woman, made Gumbo for us. It was by far the best Gumbo I’ve ever had! So, thank you Trish!!!
The whole photoset is still on Flickr, here’s a preview!
On Day 2, part of our group got to tear down a shed that had hurricane damage to it. This was obviously fascinating work and the team (Michelle, Alexis, Justin, Jeremy, and Bob) dug right in. Other teams were scraping (more) paint, cleaning up debris, and building a second Quonset hut.
All righty, the full photo set is still here and here’s a little preview:
On day 1 of our work down here in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, we build a temporary shelter for upcoming relief groups and scraped a house. There’s still lots of work to do here. Most people are in the process of returning to the area and there is sporadic construction going on. Due to lack of federal funding, insurance settlement payments, and long bureaucracy with regard to building permits and such, everything takes a very long time.
The first couple of images are pictures of the construction process. The remaining ones should give you an idea of the general situation down here. You can see lots of steps that once led up to houses, but not many houses are being built at this time. Don’t forget to check out the entire photo set here on Flickr.
