Winter 2006 • Volume 12, Issue 1
By Nancy Ridgeway
Streets are lined with debris of once treasured possessions. Moldy drywall, water-soaked furniture and other remnants from homes are stacked unceremoniously in huge piles. Leafless trees with twisted and missing limbs remain standing. Pristine, manicured lawns are now littered with fallen trees and other rubbish. No birds are singing, no squirrels are scampering about. An overwhelming, obnoxious stench consumes the area. Yet, while the physical appearance of New Orleans and the rest of the Gulf Coast may be devastating, the spirit of the people remains undaunted. An energy of hope and optimism, a renewed sense of what’s most important in life, an eager desire to help others, and an unwavering faith havesurged among the people who have called this area home, as well as among people nationwide who feel a calling to help.
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