Trinity Lutheran Church, Davenport adopted George and Elizabeth Gay who were forced out of their home in the Lacombe, La. area by the Katrina disaster. They are 88 and 91 years of age! They went to Atlanta to await repairs on their home. We received grateful communication from them expressing much appreciation for our help.
When the call went out to our Trinity members regarding the many physical needs of the people in Lacombe, bins in our narthex quickly filled with canned goods, groceries, drug store items, etc. These were transported to Lacombe by persons going that way.
Our people have been responding both to the needs in the Lacombe area and to those in Biloxi, Mississippi. Last fall Bob Baker personally took a trailer load of groceries, tarps and other needed items to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Biloxi. At the present time Bob Baker is in the Biloxi area as an employed worker. Also going to Mississippi to give of themselves and their time have been Sue Yoder and Michele Kerr.
Going down to give of their time and abilities in the Lacombe area have been Bob and Beverly Baker, Ed and Karen Rogers, Tom and Varnita Barnet. The Bakers and the Rogers wrote very detailed diaries.
We continue to keep these needs of our southern brothers and sisters in our prayers and continue to seek to extend the invitation to more of our people to volunteer to go south to serve.
In Christ,
Rev. Gib Mueller, Coordinator of Care Ministries
For the Care Ministries Committee
Trinity Lutheran Church, Davenport
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