New Perspective

Well this week has given me a new perspective as there have been about 400 evacuees here in Kingsport from New Orleans. They are in 2 different places - one being our sister United Methodist church and the other the Civic Center. We have been helping out at the church with serving meals and just visiting with the people. A lot of them had been through Katrina and were really nervous about the storm. Today we were up at 5am to go be part of a team to cook breakfast. We cooked not only for the people at the church but also for those at the Civic Center as they have no kitchen - so I saw over 700 biscuits and sausage patties go by me this morning. I don't want to see biscuits and sausage for a while. But while cooking we could see those staying there making their cots and cleaning up around their space. There are over 100 cots in the gym area and then more in classrooms. They still don't know when they will be aloud to go home. So just remember all those in shelters right now when you curl up in your own bed tonight!!