Archives for the month of: November, 2009

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October was my third trip to New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. I had the honor of working with a disaster relief team through Forward Edge International to help make the Prosper family house a home again. One of the unsung heroes of New Orleans is Pastor Charles Garrison of the New Genesis Church on Franklin Street. This incredible man is a bridge between people in the community and disaster relief services. Not only did he convert his double-shotgun house into a church- he further converted the church into housing for disaster relief teams. There is an unbelievable amount of work to be done to reinstate the social structure of New Orleans. On the Prosper’s street alone, in the 7th Ward, 20 houses stand more or less empty, boarded and on the brink of demolition. My hope is that people will continue to reach out to the people of New Orleans so it will no longer be “the city hope forgot.”