We have arrived!

(Church picnic in a member's backyard. Alan Coe, Director of South Coast Disaster Relief is in yellow shirt and sunglasses.)

Saturday, David Campbell, Dinah Campbell, Katherine Kurima, Marty Steinman and Dawn Dobie all met in New Orleans and got settled at our home away from home.... Little Farms UCC. Sunday morning we attended a wonderful worship service at Little Farms, it's a tiny church in comparison to First Congregational. It really makes me appreciate all that our own church has to offer. After church, we were invited to attend their annual church picnic at a members house located just a few miles from the church right by the levee. We enjoyed hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks, homemade banana pudding and a couple of us even enjoyed the refreshing backyard pool. Everyone has been very friendly and welcoming.

Later in the afternoon we met up with the rest of our team, Erma and Fenton Karnes, former members of First Congregational. For dinner we decided to venture out a bit and go to the Saltwater Grill near St. Matthews UCC, unfortunately, we discovered it was closed. There were a few other places nearby and we settled on a little neighborhood restaurant called Lebanon's Cafe which serves middle eastern food. So we came to New Orleans and ate Lebanese food! It was excellent, by the way.

Monday morning we will be heading out to our work site in Orleans parish. We were told we will be installing cabinets, trim and doors. I feel a bit nervous since I have no experience and we are responsible for helping to build someone's house, but we will do our best.
Katherine