Yesterday, most of us who were on the Mission Trip, were reunited to participate in an open forum on our experience in New Orleans. We viewed a Powerpoint presentation of the sights and sounds we experienced while there. We had a lunch together with the forty or so people who came to hear about the trip. And we conducted a panel Q&A.
It was, I believe for all of us, like we had just left Feliciana Avenue, just closed up the house on Galaxy Way, just toured the devastation of the 7th ward or St. Bernard's Parish. We all know for sure we will never be the same people we were before we went.
The group of people who were in N.O. the week before us from the Redlands UCC came to hear us. It was validation of our feelings, our reactions, our sense of what went on because they said, yes, that is just what they experienced.
It was a very satisfying, yet disturbing session. The tears are still just below the service. We have all gone back to our day to day lives, but things have changed. Priorities, paradigms and dreams have shifted.
And we all agree, we need to go back.
Rob
Katrina Came In..
It was all gone. gone with the wind and water...
1 comment:
rob, thank you so much for your thoughtful slide show... i know it wasnt easy to sift through all those images. I think i admire your heart most of all. Be well my friend.
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