Devastation

I am back safe and sound from New Orleans. We had a great time and got a lot done. We got to do some yard work at a church in the 9th Ward, gut a house in that same area of town, and paint the inside of a woman's house. It was very hard work. I don't think i have ever worked so hard in my life.
There is still so much more to be done. There are over 100,000 houses that still need to be rebuilt, and more that need to be completely demolished and rebuilt. We stopped into Harrah's while we were there and talked to one of the casino workers. She told us about how when it used to rain she would stop whatever she was doing and curl up on her lazyboy and read a book. Now when it rains she gets nervous and is ready to pack her bags in case she needs to evacuate. It just broke my heart talking to her. She said she hasn't started rebuilding her home yet because she doesn't know who she can trust to do it. How sad is that? Apparently contracters were signing up to do jobs, taking the money and jumping town. So sad that people would take advantage of those in need.
Overall the trip was good and we enjoyed the work we did (well we enjoyed the finish product of the work we did). I'm glad to be done with it though. I can't handle more than a week of work like that.
Pictures to come soon....