Bay St.Louis/Waveland MS: Thoughts on returning home

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Now that I'm home and have had a few days to rest, I wanted to post a few thoughts:

1. One point that hit me was that we have so much. The people of BSL/Waveland (Many at least) have lost all of their worldly possessions. This is, as Pastor Larroux of LPC says, a reminder that all of that is "just stuff". Stuff comes and goes. Stuff doesn't last.

2. A man I was speaking with told me that if it wasn't for the volunteers the area would be unable to rebuild. Each volunteer builds on the work of those that came before. After our team shingled a house and built a portion of the second story of another, we left. Someone else will follow us.

3. All of our work and interaction gives hope to the people and a connection point with LPC. How incredible to begin a church in a hurricane-devastated area. But, as Pastor Larroux told us, what a great time and place to be the Church.

4. You don't need a nice worship area to worship in. A little breeze and sweat doesn't hurt.

Thankful to be home, but wanting to go back.
Paul