Lots going on here in LaPlace, LA. We have served over 12,000 meals and gutted 23 houses. Today I talked with officials from St. John The Baptist Parish(LaPlace), FEMA and met with AmeriCorps St. Louis group. We are all going to work together on the long term recovery efforts. The estimated number of homes affected is somewhere between 6,000 – 8,000. The building next door to the church here is where the old Walmart used to be. It is now going to be the main warehouse to store supplies that are donated to the town and then hauled out to the other distribution locations. If anything comes in that we can use or hand out they can bring us a pallet over with forklift. They also have cots to sleep 200+ volunteers. Needless to say there is lots of work to be done here and we are expecting to be here for a long time. We need volunteers of all types (helpers or skilled laborers). We need your help with FUNDS to be able to tackle this massive job ahead of us. Donation information to the right. "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, ..." Matt. 25:35 We can continue to do this work of feeding hungry people whose lives have been devastated by disasters only with the financial support of our brothers and sisters across the U.S. Please pray for the thousands of people whose lives have been forever changed and for us as we show the love of the Lord to them by just providing a simple meal and supplies or helping rebuild.