Ready to leave Ohio
Loading up the trailer
Unpacking at Camp Rowley (C.F. Rowley Elementary School), base of operations for Hilltop Rescue and Relief (March 2006 to January 2007)
Cots for Youth In Action volunteers (they came the next day and Camp Rowley was packed)
First morning before working: A tree behind a slab (where a house used to be) near Camp Rowley
A walk in the neighborhood near Camp Rowley
A walk down the block near Camp Rowley
In front of a house near Camp Rowley
A speed limit sign
People taking pictures
Shower trailer at Camp Rowley (to help accommodate over 300 volunteers from Youth in Action)
Shower stall inside the shower trailer. Water stays on as long as button is pressed.
A story about just how big it was
The St. Bernard Project office
Co founders of the St. Bernard Project, helping get home owners houses remodled/refurbished so they can move back in
Getting geared up to work
Caretaker (right) and me (left) in front of the house we got to work on
Nightly photo downloading at Camp Rowley (for those who had compatible digital cameras)
Tim gives a devotional
Trying a raw oyster at a restaurant in New Orleans
This is why I don't eat raw oysters
Cafe du Monde (THE place to go for Beignets and Cafe au Lait), in New Orleans
Servants, Unite! volunteers looking out over the Mississippi River, in New Orleans
Volunteer with an errand
Volunteer filming the street
House was searched after Hurricane Katrina and one body was found inside
Volunteers lining up for Breakfast
Other volunteers preparing to muck houses so they can be cleaned and remodeled/refurbished
A volunteer I met at Hilltop Rescue and Relief back in August
The drywall instruction manual. We got to look at this book on the last day that we worked at the house.
What finished drywall looks like (bathroom) after first coat of mud and tape. More volunteers will come back and sand this down, apply another coat of mud, let that coat dry, and then sand that down. A third coat of mud plus sanding finishes the job, then primer and painting/wallpapering/tiling finishes the walls up.
What finished drywall looks like (closet) after first coat of mud and tape
Youth In Action volunteer identification tags issued by Hilltop Rescue. These are supposed to be photo identification tags, but they're all generic because it would've taken forever to photograph all the Youth In Action volunteers.
The back of somebody's head
Making new friends
Celebrating a birthday
The birthday cake
Message board in sleeping area
Our sleeping area
At a church where we were allowed to write inspirational messages and prayers on the walls. They were painted over in January.
A great message on the wall of this church's building as it is being rebuilt
Hanging out before leaving the church
Heading back to New Orleans for lunch before the trip back to Ohio
