Two Year Anniversary

We sent the following (excerpted) message to the 54 hurricane relief volunteers from Sunset Church who comprised the 7 teams dispatched to St. Bernard Parish LA, and Pascagoula MS over the past year. Each volunteer put in at least a week's worth of hard physical labor in gutting and/or rebuilding homes for disadvantaged members of those communities (e.g., disabled, elderly). If you had contributed to this effort, a heartfelt thank you again for helping make it possible.

"Next Wednesday, August 29, will mark the 2-year anniversary since Hurricane Katrina made landfall and wreaked havoc along the U.S. Gulf Coast. You've seen the devastation first-hand. St. Bernard Parish and Pascagoula are just two of many communities along the Gulf Coast that are still rebuilding, 2 years later. You'll probably see a surge in news coverage around this anniversary in the coming days.

We'd like thank each and every one of you again for serving our Lord and living out your faith within the past year by participating in this project. Sunset Church's 8th team of hurricane relief volunteers (Team H) will be in St. Bernard Parish from September 30 to October 6. Please keep [them] in your prayers.

Please also pray for the residents, organizations, and volunteers who are continuing to work hard to get the region back on its feet. Let's not forget them, even when the news coverage ends."