Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Waveland - Day 2

The Youth Group is on a mission! According to Susan Bethards, the teens are working extremely hard and are as determined as ever to make a difference in Waveland.

Their morning began with Mass(in a tent) at St. Clare's. They, then, headed to the future home of Kathy Rhoads. When Katrina hit, Kathy's house was completely destroyed, leaving only the slab. Her father's house was hit as well, but it was deemed to be salvagable. Since the hurricane, Kathy has been living in a FEMA trailer in front of her house. In a couple of months, that tent will be taken away. Kathy is trying to refurbish her father's house so that she'll have a place to live in a couple of months. This is where the youth group comes in. Our youth group, along with a youth group from St. Bartholomew's Parish from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, will be exclusively focusing on Kathy's house for the rest of the week.

Today, the girls spent the day painting the inside and outside of Kathy's house. They also hung 11 doors and installed door knobs for all of them. The guys spent the day re-tiling 3/4's of the house.

For the rest of the week, the group intends to paint the ceiling, work on the kitchen, work on the adjoining dining room, and completely redo the bathroom.

It's interesting to note that some of the locals described our youth as handing themselves like "professionals". That's pretty cool.

As I've said before, please continue to pray for them, their efforts, and especially the residents of the Gulf Coast. Check back tomorrow for another update.

-Shannon

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