Working through addresses, local contacts and reconnaisance reports, the Vision Forum Mission Katrina team sought out (1) families on the Vision Forum mailing list in the affected region; (2) local congregations associated with the National Center for Family Integrated Churches; and (3) local church leaders of other Bible believing churches who were in need of immediate assistance. The greatest need we found was for hands on help. God graciously granted numerous opportunities to bring practical encouragement, physical supplies and opportunities to roll up our sleeves and help with immediate crises.
Team member Ken Kennedy (of Only A Servant Ministries) sprayed off the putrid slimy black mud that had covered virtually everything at one church in Slidell, Louisianna. The local pastor was missing nearly his entire congregation of 900 because they had left town in the wake of catastrophic damage.
The strongest winds during the hurricane were high and targeted large trees, buildings, and signs. Some of the worst damage was caused not by flooding, but rather by falling trees. Here Kenny Kennedy saws a fallen tree into pieces so that it can be yarded out onto a pile by the road.
Mision Katrina Team members roll a log into place to be drug out by the road with one of our trucks.
Dropping food supplies off at the home of church leader Mike Ecuyer, a long time friend of Vision Forum, who is making and delivering lunches with his family for over 100 Katrina victims every day.
Vision Forum repairs a roof damaged by falling trees druing the hurricane.