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Three days have now passed since we completed the 700 mile trip home from New Orleans. There are still a few details to take care of, but for the most part, everything is done. With that said, I would like to spend a little time reflecting on lessons I learned and thoughts I have concerning the trip.

1. First, I want to thank each person who gave up a week of their time to go and help the Legaux family. I was honored to work beside each of you.

2. Friendships are one of God’s blessings for which I am very grateful. This was evident in two areas. First, for those of us who traveled, we share experiences that no one else will have, and that will give us a bond. You really get to know one another traveling together over the period of a week, and I am thankful for the opportunity. Second, we were able to further develop our relationship with the Legaux family as well as the elderly lady who lives across the street from Robin and Karen. We may not see them again, but we are forever connected because of the two weeks over the last two years we spent with them.

3. When everyone works together, you can accomplish a lot. We were able to help this family in the process of being able to get back into their home. It is an amazing site to see so much damage two years after the hurricane, and I am thankful we were able to make a difference.

4. Doing something ‘little’ is significant. In the total picture of the damage left by Katrina, one house may not seem like lot, but in God’s eyes, and for the one neighborhood, our work was significant.

5. God does provide for our needs. Taking 26 people 700 miles away for seven days is costly. I never fully relax until everyone is home and the bills are all paid. As always, God provided enough and more to meet our needs and to see us home safely.

6. Needing some help is something everyone can relate to. Whether it be Katrina, an ice storm, a fire, or something else, we all need one another. Let us never underestimate the blessing of helping our ‘neighbor’, or receiving help from our ‘neighbor.’ It could be the start of a long friendship.

7. Doing something like going to New Orleans, 700 miles from home, to help a family with their home, opens our eyes to the needs in our our neighborhood. What we did for the Legauxs we can do for many in our are community. I am thankful we continually seek ways to reach our own neighborhood.

Well, I need to close this out, even though there is much more I could say. I close by thanking Autumn for writing most of the daily entries. She is better at making sense late at night. I also thank the church for your support. Without it we would not have been able to go.

Thanks again to all who went and may God bless each of you.

Mitch