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IOCC's "Volunteer in the Gulf Coast"
April 29 - May 5, Jim and Brenda Nelson
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We didn't just work, work, work. We had fun during the week too.
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| Us northerners think that palm trees of all varieties are so cool. |
I can't believe I spent an afternoon driving around the French Quarter! And all I
got for my efforts was a $20 parking ticket. |
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On Tuesday night St Timothy church invited us to a community meal at the East Campus where
we were staying. There was no agenda for the meal (no meetings afterward, no evangelism push, etc.)
it was just an opportunity for the folks to get together. While visiting with the folks they
invited us to another meal at their other church. That seemed better than cooking, and that was
an excellent meal. Chef Billy, pictured with us, cooks and coordinates two meals a week at the
two compuses. He was great fun to talk to also. |
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| Chef Billy's sister (I apologize to her, but I forget her name), told us how to get
to one of the cemeteries in town. |
After dinner at St Timothy, we we went into New Orleans and explored the cemetery. |
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| On Wednesday we ate lunch at Rips, a great restaurant right on Lake Pontchartrain.
We weren't dressed for the place, but they were kind to us nonetheless, and let us sit
on the veranda rather than the servant's quarters. |
This is a house that has been put on stilts since Hurricane Katrina. It's just a few
doors from Rips. |
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| On Wednesday night, Ben, our Habitat site supervisor, and his wife Kim, invited us
over for dinner. I am sorry to say I never got a picture of Kim. This is a picture of
their son, Phoenix, in Jeff's arms. |
On Friday we had a celebration at the Boston Street Food & Spirits. Great fun was
had by all. |
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| This picture really doesn't have much to do with anything. It is a photo of our table
at Boston Street just before we left. I think it's cool. |
On Sunday night (after we all went our separate ways) Brenda and I stayed in a motel that
had a bad floor in the bathroom. We couldn't help ourselves and put down some flooring in order
to make the place look better. (wink, wink) |
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