remember when you were a kid and you just couldn't wait for christmas to come? remember asking mom or dad "how many more days now". remember how exciting it all was? that's where i am right now. i can't wait for next week. but - remember december 27th and you start thinking about the next christmas? when you wonder how it went so fast and how sad that makes you? that's also where i am.
i want to get going - to blast off to new orleans. i want to get back to camp restore and get back to work. i want to see my friends, i want to find out what i am going to do, i want to find out my team - i want to get going.
on the other hand, i don't want it to come. i don't want it to be over. i want to savor the time. i want to be able to expand the time - to be able to get more done, to help where i can, to "share a smile, share a hug, share myself".
it all goes so fast. as i get older i have tried not to wish my life away because time has a way of flying on it's own. i find that i have been thinking of this a lot. i know there are things that i have not done. things that God has asked me to do that i haven't. there are people i haven't "smiled at", there are people i haven't "hugged" and there are soooo many times that i haven't "shared myself". time keeps a tickin' , tickin', so it is time that i examine what i still need to do when i get back to give back.
today please say an extra prayer for the people in the south including our friends in new orleans. it is so cold for them. they do not have heaters like we do. they don't have insulation in their homes. they are prepared for heat - not cold. i worry for them. the heater in the house i worked in last year was about the size of a small carry-on suitcase. they hang on the wall and they are usually in the back of the house. i am sure many will be using their ovens to heat up part of their homes. i worry about the chance of fires when they do that. today will be 43 in new orleans. that is their high and that is very cold for them. keep them in your prayers.
i am now off to church. it is cantada sunday where all of our talented musicians and singers lend their voices to the praise of our God. what a wonderful send off to the immanuel mission team. we will leave with the memories of their beautiful voices in our hearts. thank you
i love you all
ginny
p.s. there are pictures of the furnaces at the bottom of this blog and also a picture of the underside of their houses where you can see how exposed their pipes and everything is.
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SUNSHINE!
Gotta love it!
PAYING THE TOLL
It costs $3 to cross lake Pontchartrain but it is well worth it
CROSSING THE LAKE
NEW ORLEANS
Our first view of New Orleans at the end of the bridge. We were glad to be here.
Our first stop Hernando Mississippi
This is where we get the grits!
Camp Restore
Our Next Stop
Camp Restore
Our home for the next week
THE BUNKROOM
We have the "best" accomodations
THE OPEN ROAD
view going down the road to Slidell LA and the bridge across the lake
PASTOR BAERWOLF LEADING BIBLE STUDY
NIGHTLY WE HAD A BIBLE STUDY. THE FIRST NIGHT IT WAS PASTOR B'S TURN
WORKING ON THE FIREPLACE
Joe is capping off the gas. It is unsafe
BOURBON STREET LIGHTS
WONDERFUL BREAD PUDDING AT PAT O'BRIENS
There was a lot of food that night
ALMOST DONE WITH THE FLOOR
The "kids" learned a lot. That's Matt with the TA DA pose, Dillen working with the flooring with "Papa Joe" supervising and teaching
THE "GROUT CREW" HARD AT WORK
THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOUSE
This is why they worry about cold - these pipes are exposed to the cold
OUR CREW!
This was the last day. We were really tired but felt so good about what we had accomplished
THE FURNACE!
Yup, this is how they heat their house
YOU CAN SEE HOW SMALL THE FURNACE IS
You can tell that this was underwater. I hope it works.
A BRAD PITT HOUSE
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