Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Normal to who?????
News outlets are discussing parts of New Orleans approaching normalcy.
Dear Friends, don’t you believe it. While Bourbon Street is open, the French Quarter, and people are being allowed back in to most areas, the southern gulf area of the United States is nowhere near back to normal. People are still in shelters, camping in their front yards or living with friends. Restaurants and businesses remain closed. Semis line the streets picking up the waste of peoples lives ruined by the storm. I was just there and Slidell, Mandeville, New Orleans are nowhere near normal. I understand that Gulfport, Biloxi and other areas in Mississippi are worse yet. Just because the governor of LA and the Mayor of New Orleans need tourist traffic for the city to survive or revive, do not believe that things are “normal”. People are still suffering and need our help. And for the record the floods, winds, and other storm activities paid no attention to race, health, wealth, or other standards we like to use. It devastated entire communities. Rich, poor, black, white, Hispanic, and all those others that make America what it is have been affected.
A client of TTG’s is a hospital in Lake Charles hard hit by Huricane Rita. The hospital today remains only partially open, services are limited, and many many people have lost everything to Rita. We as a nation, as Christians, people of faith, or whatever you may call yourself can not just turn our eyes to the next disaster. Our help is needed and there are things all of us, all of us, can do!!
The following is a list of our needs for the area over the next 6 months and we need your help to make them happen. We are setting up Ohio as a central area to coordinate volunteers, supplies and services to Tammany Oaks and their outreach. Because of their success and your response they are beginning to branch out and act as a central warehouse of supplies and services for areas all over the affected Gulf Coast region. You have and can continue to make a significant difference. We cannot do it alone however so please pass this along to all those you know!
Volunteers – We have trips planned beginning Nov 5, Dec 3, Dec 26th – Jan 2, Jan 14, Feb 4, Mar 4, and April 1. We need people who can volunteer to go for a week of work. The work will consist of packing and distributing goods for other shelters and individuals, de-mucking houses, cutting trees, roofing, dry walling, and general construction. There is a great need for people to just be able to walk the streets in the areas where teams are working and hand out water and listen and encourage others. Everyone who can afford the time or get free will be able to find something to do. We need you. We will deal with the logistic and transportation headaches and God will use you to fill the needs. I recently went with my family and we will never be the same, consider taking yours. Email me or call 614-288-5825 to sign up for a week.
Money – We need to raise an additional $50,000 to cover the costs of these trips. We would also like to raise some additional funds to be able to sponsor some individuals to stay for up to a month and perform specialty construction work such as the dry wall and roofing needs. There are not enough contractors to go around, many homeowners had no insurance, and the insurance companies are in court trying to get out of paying these claims. In the meantime, we are needed. Donations can be sent to Spring Road Katrina Fund at 74 S. Spring Road Westerville Ohio 43081. Praise God and know that He is working on funding. Just today I had a church in Tuscaloosa AL volunteer to cover the costs of one of our 7 trips. If you want to earmark your funds for a specific purpose please send a note with your check. It can go for supplies, transportation, or for sponsoring workers. Please know that the Red Cross and other agencies are doing a great job with your entrusted donations but the affected people need more than food and encouragement, they need our help!!!!!
Supplies – while this list is ever changing and being met by God daily you can keep up with the needs by checking at the Tammany blog. If nothing else we will need food and supplies to take care of up to 100 people per week for each of our 7 trips. Donations are still being collected at the Spring Road Church Building.
There you have it, my shortest update in weeks. We simply need you! God needs you! The people affected by this tragedy need you! Read the testimonials on the site. The most common comment from those returning from trips is that they will never be the same. They are touched in a way by their service to these people that they have never before experienced. Find out what they are talking about and sign up!!!
May God bless you as you consider this need,
Brad
Dear Friends, don’t you believe it. While Bourbon Street is open, the French Quarter, and people are being allowed back in to most areas, the southern gulf area of the United States is nowhere near back to normal. People are still in shelters, camping in their front yards or living with friends. Restaurants and businesses remain closed. Semis line the streets picking up the waste of peoples lives ruined by the storm. I was just there and Slidell, Mandeville, New Orleans are nowhere near normal. I understand that Gulfport, Biloxi and other areas in Mississippi are worse yet. Just because the governor of LA and the Mayor of New Orleans need tourist traffic for the city to survive or revive, do not believe that things are “normal”. People are still suffering and need our help. And for the record the floods, winds, and other storm activities paid no attention to race, health, wealth, or other standards we like to use. It devastated entire communities. Rich, poor, black, white, Hispanic, and all those others that make America what it is have been affected.
A client of TTG’s is a hospital in Lake Charles hard hit by Huricane Rita. The hospital today remains only partially open, services are limited, and many many people have lost everything to Rita. We as a nation, as Christians, people of faith, or whatever you may call yourself can not just turn our eyes to the next disaster. Our help is needed and there are things all of us, all of us, can do!!
The following is a list of our needs for the area over the next 6 months and we need your help to make them happen. We are setting up Ohio as a central area to coordinate volunteers, supplies and services to Tammany Oaks and their outreach. Because of their success and your response they are beginning to branch out and act as a central warehouse of supplies and services for areas all over the affected Gulf Coast region. You have and can continue to make a significant difference. We cannot do it alone however so please pass this along to all those you know!
Volunteers – We have trips planned beginning Nov 5, Dec 3, Dec 26th – Jan 2, Jan 14, Feb 4, Mar 4, and April 1. We need people who can volunteer to go for a week of work. The work will consist of packing and distributing goods for other shelters and individuals, de-mucking houses, cutting trees, roofing, dry walling, and general construction. There is a great need for people to just be able to walk the streets in the areas where teams are working and hand out water and listen and encourage others. Everyone who can afford the time or get free will be able to find something to do. We need you. We will deal with the logistic and transportation headaches and God will use you to fill the needs. I recently went with my family and we will never be the same, consider taking yours. Email me or call 614-288-5825 to sign up for a week.
Money – We need to raise an additional $50,000 to cover the costs of these trips. We would also like to raise some additional funds to be able to sponsor some individuals to stay for up to a month and perform specialty construction work such as the dry wall and roofing needs. There are not enough contractors to go around, many homeowners had no insurance, and the insurance companies are in court trying to get out of paying these claims. In the meantime, we are needed. Donations can be sent to Spring Road Katrina Fund at 74 S. Spring Road Westerville Ohio 43081. Praise God and know that He is working on funding. Just today I had a church in Tuscaloosa AL volunteer to cover the costs of one of our 7 trips. If you want to earmark your funds for a specific purpose please send a note with your check. It can go for supplies, transportation, or for sponsoring workers. Please know that the Red Cross and other agencies are doing a great job with your entrusted donations but the affected people need more than food and encouragement, they need our help!!!!!
Supplies – while this list is ever changing and being met by God daily you can keep up with the needs by checking at the Tammany blog. If nothing else we will need food and supplies to take care of up to 100 people per week for each of our 7 trips. Donations are still being collected at the Spring Road Church Building.
There you have it, my shortest update in weeks. We simply need you! God needs you! The people affected by this tragedy need you! Read the testimonials on the site. The most common comment from those returning from trips is that they will never be the same. They are touched in a way by their service to these people that they have never before experienced. Find out what they are talking about and sign up!!!
May God bless you as you consider this need,
Brad
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