OUTREACH IN NEW ORLEANS
We have been in New Orleans for a month now.
Lots of things happened and we have been blessed while staying and working here.
God is working in this city, despite everything, sad stories, and lots of things going on against the will of God.
Our work was focused on home visit. The Salvation Army gave money to some contractors TO rebuilt some houses that got accepted for a grant.
Basically, we go and visit families in their homes to check if the work is done, if the money is really used to rebuilt the houses.
Some of us arrange the appointment with those families by phoning them and stay in the office every day. Some of us go on the field, and talk to those families, and I was part of the goers.
I loved it and enjoyed it, as people need comfort and encouragement.
We can't imagine how was the effect of the hurricane Katrina and Rita over here because it happens rarely. Many quarters and houses have been flooded up to the roof and even immersed completely. Lots of people died, more than a thousand, and those who were alive don't have anything left because in one day, everything was lost. I have seen some houses like nearly up-side down because the effect of the water when it withdrew.
We don't have a clue about how dangerous it was.
When we finish interviewing them about the house, we talk about the loss and their life during the hurricane, then we encourage them and pray for them. The prayer time was very intense most of the time and exciting. We met many people who just cried the whole time we talk to them. After we pray for them they continue to tell about everything again and it's just blowing your mind. It's great.
Another story, one week ago there was few tornadoes somewhere a little far from us. It killed on elder woman again and the many houses that had just being rebuilt were blown away again, really sad, we feel sad for those people, prayed for them.
We had other opportunities to serve also, like the Red Cross and the Habitat for Humanity, but mainly we worked for the Salvation Army.
This outreach was great, God is showing me that this city needs Him, this city need to come back to God, this city needs missionaries and Christians to tell them about Jesus, this city need Malagasy missionaries, as we are working on sending missionaries back home.
We are leaving to St-Croix, the US Virgin Island tomorrow.
God is good,
God is great,
Narilanto
Child of God.
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