Reporter’s Blog Part II: The Lay Of The Land
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Taking it all in: The flattened house heaps, mounds of debris, and broken window panes.
“Overwhelming” to the eye.
That’s how everyone puts it, even the ones who have seen it before.
Another word for it? Frustrating.
That’s if you’re here to help.
Our plan is to divide and conquer.
With thirteen of us on the job we’ve got our sights set on fixing up four homes.
The question of where to start is hard to answer.
By the end of the day it’s hard to tell if we’ve even scratched a surface.
So patience will be the name of the game, and we’ll have to learn it from the people who live here.
Teressa Vardano’s house was torn apart by a tree almost three years ago.
She’s still working on her new house.
This week, we’ll do what we can to help her move it along.
Small steps today, like digging a ditch for a water line. Just a dent in the work, but one she might be able to appreciate before we can.
Part I of Alex’s Road to Mississippi
Click the blue markers on the map below to see where in Mississippi the church group is working:
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Thank you, WWNYTV, for keeping us up-to-date on our friends’ Gulfport experience. Our brother-in-law is in this group as Team Leader and our best friend is there, too. We pray for them, the people who are still not in their own homes, and we ask God’s blessing on all of them. connie and joe z.
Bless all of these dear people for being in Gulfport to help–our prayers are with you. Connie and Joe
To our fellow “One Drop In The Bucket” team members…hello from northern New York!! Our sincere thanks for the publicity from WWNY-TV and thanks also to Alexandra Fields for the daily blog which enables us to keep track of the team! We wish you all well and hope the team leader is not too rough on you! Keep up the good work down there…give our regards to Teressa and also to Nita and Ken! I’ll bet you never knew drywall could be so much fun!! Stay safe and keep Tom on his feet!
j.
I am glad to see so many people care up here in the north country if was not for us these people would never be the same again.
when in the north country we all come together to help out.
the people of ogdensburg should be proud of these volenters who went down to help, and special thanks to wwny tv 7 and there own alex field for a awesome job done, Great Work