When 17 members of my church loaded luggage and supplies into a 30-foot RV, a 20-foot camping trailer, an SUV and a 15-passenger van (with the two rear seats removed) in the pre-dawn hours of September 19, none of us knew quite what to expect from our journey to Slidell, Louisiana. To fully comprehend the nature and magnitude of the disaster, you have to see it for yourself.
Over 100 miles from the gulf on Interstate 59 in Mississippi, we began to see obvious storm damage. Large trees uprooted, exit signs blown down, tarps covering damaged roofs. As we came closer, the musty smell of newly-exposed earth and decaying vegetation became stronger. And we weren't the only ones headed toward the disaster area. We passed (or were passed by) a variety of church groups, heavy equipment trailers, and even a convoy of several dozen brand-new white Chevy pick-up trucks with FEMA signs in the back windows.....
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