"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

This morning during our rally at the quad we met Lisa (in the red) and her mother Emma (in the purple). They live on the same block in a trailer and have been watching the progress on the house and have had some interaction with our teams. Their home was in the lower ninth before the storm and though it is still standing, it is not habitable. Emma wants to move home, but because it is just the two of them, Lisa said she isn't sure that is going to happen. The land their trailer is on now is land on which her father once had a church and since has been used by many different groups.

The pair has heard our music before and this morning Lisa said she chose to drive in our direction instead of taking another route. They literally drove to the edge of our circle and with a little coaxing both her and her mother joined us. Once we had broken up into teams an impromptu worship session broke out and Lisa sang for us. How amazing it is to meet two people who lost so much and have had two years of hardship but are still relying on God and trusting in his strength to carry them through each day.

We prayed with the women and as Emma watched team members gathering rakes, shovels and lawn mowers Lisa mentioned that Emma had previously said she, "liked this kind of carryin' on." Well Miss Emma, we like it too.