Mississippi was awesome. I couldn't believe all of the damage down there though. They said it would take at least 10 years just to rebuild everything to Pre-Katrina status, and that doesn't include growth. Warning: this post is probably not dial-up safe, and I'm sorry.
There were 16 college students (ranging from 19-29) and 2 leaders that went with us. We left bright and early on Saturday morning, and stayed in West Memphis on Saturday night. We were in Ocean Springs, MS by Sunday evening. We started working Monday. We cleared a yard for a lady, who's husband was an invalid, and she wasn't able to keep up the yard herself. Most of these work pictures are not mine, I didn't trust myself with the camera at the work sites.
This was the yard that we worked on. It was covered with vines that had washed in with the flood and started growing in the yard.
Before:

During:



After:

The next day we gutted out a house. I think most of agreed that we should just get some gasoline and a match, but this was a historical house. It had flood damage, and the salt water shorted out the electricity and caused a fire. There was also a lot of termite damage. We basically tore the plaster off the walls.



Me... and Debbie's butt... lol.





Working hard, or hardly working?



The dumpster we filled from the house.

The church we stayed in.

These are some pictures of the damage:



A bridge being rebuilt in Biloxi.





















We did have time to have some fun though :)




Future roomies!


Spoons! I love that game!!!!




Katrina Memorial in Biloxi.




A sample of my handwriting ;)


I wish this wouldn't have turned out blurry, I had the night setting on my camera, so it didn't work so well.


Mine! Mine!




Turtle that Becky made!