Amanda prays for Erica and Lester as we leave. We were able to leave them with a $1200 gift card for Lowes to help continue the work. We were able to insulate and sheetrock every room in the house except for the bathroom and utility room. It was very difficult to leave them.
The full team outside of Erica's home. She an Lester live in a small FEMA trailer on the front lawn. August 29 will mark two years since Katrina hit and thousands of homes remain unliveable.
A large field? Before Katrina this was a densely-populated neighborhood with houses as far as your eye can see. The houses were only 20 feet or so apart. ALL of this area was washed away, not demolished later. It is in the 9th ward which was the area worst hit.
9th ward
On the side of a stucco home in the 9th ward. The wood-built homes all washed away.
How amazing that we read a story in USA Today on our return trip that rebuilding jobs in New Orleans are "drying up!" It may be true that the paid jobs are becoming scarce but there are thousands of people who lost everything and have no insurance money to rebuild with.
Insurance companies gave money if water damage was caused by a hole in the roof, but not for rising flood waters.
The Berean Bible Church used to pay $18,000.00 a year for flood insurance. Now they pay $36,000.00 per year.
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