On my first international adventure with Convoy of Hope, I worked with Doug Corbett to lead a team to the Dominican Republic. Wonderful time. I thought I’d add a photo or two for your viewing pleasure…
I had fun with Emmanuel, and was able to pass on some shoes from Convoy of Hope. He loved these…
Handing out food overseas was fun…
We even did some Book of Hope distribution in a school…like the old days…
Families responded well…
It was fun. I look forward to next time.
You can see the spray pain on the walls where they went searching for people…the houses you see here had water nearly to the roofs before it started receding. The house here mentions that they found a deceased dog “1 dead K9″ it read…
We had fun working with some local churches for the God Cares event. Over 1100 people came, and over 20 adults decided to follow Jesus that day. It was crazy hearing their stories of how they waited on roofs, on the side of highway bridges, in their attics for hours-days to be rescued. God’s doing something huge in New Olreans, but there’s still a lot…a lot…a lot to be done. If you’re interested in working in the area, let me know.
People wated on the bridge you see here, as water flowed through like a river. We used it to share hope at the event in March.
So last on April 16, 2006 Lisa and her 4 kids, along with her ex-husband Damien moved out of the cruise ship they lived on (post Katrina…it wasn’t anything near paradise) and back to Gautier. Don’t know the struggles they’d had, just know the marriage was over.
The SAME DAY, there was a Convoy of Hope Outreach in the city. They went. Skeptical. Needed the food. Needed the break. Fun stuff for the kids. Went to the connections tent, and Lisa heard about Jesus. Felt love. Accepted Him. Her life changed. Damien did the same.
They got involved in The Refuge, a church in Gautier, and learned more about Jesus. They loved this new normal. In front of the church…Damien (re)proposed. Healing. The officially got married, and will have a ceremony on May 19 to do so publicly.
I watched the family worship on Friday…they were all focused on Jesus, tears pouring.
On Saturday, Damien helped at the outreach in 100 ways, as did the two older boys, and Lisa…helped in the connenctions (i.e. prayer) tent. She prayed with people for hours, and was able to share this new life she had, from the perspective of someone in that seat a year earlier.
Wonderful people. I want to get to know them more. When the story is typed up with quotes, and more details, I’ll link to it here.
Last Monday (April 16) Leroy died. Seriously. They found him unconscious in front of his FEMA trailer, with NO VITAL SIGNS! They called paramedics, and prayed for him like crazy. The pulse returned (after more than a minute) and he’s now dancing with joy at the life he has. Literally…dancing…in this photo.
God is good…
I’m sure he’s had a few. Did you hear his home in Hendersonville, TN (well, it was Barry Gibb’s since he bought Johnny old home) burned down? Sadness. http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070410/COUNTY08/304100005
On my way home from New Orleans, I went and saw another of his old homes. It was one of those random journeys. I saw on the map that it was only 5 miles off of the highway on my way home…and I was by myself (i.e. no one to annoy with my jaunt). I called the mayor. Here’s his honor…
He invited me for a tour of the town. Great guy.
We saw Johnny’s senior picture on display with many others at City Hall…
We saw an old gas station which served as the mill where his big brother Jack was killed as they filmed the “Walk the Line” movie. Here’s the outside…
…and the inside…with the sign from the “Walk the Line” movie. Notice the sawdust…it’s the acutal movie sawdust, and yes I have some.
They’re hoping to build a Johnny Cash museum in this town of 500 where he grew up, and lived before entering the military. It would be in the large home behind the mayor in the top shot. You can see a photo of his house in the “Hurt” video as he looks in the back window. The video is here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO9dbmJ_2zU
There’s a fund raising concert on May 19 if you’re in the area (about 1 hour from Memphis) and then again the first weekend of July.
Here’s the house.
The same man has lived in it for about 30 years…he was never in the Bee Gee’s. He’ll sell it to you for $500,000 or you can just put $5 in the mailbox (I did) for a photo >(Outside)< of the house. It’ll go to help the sagging roof.
May Johnny rest in peace. Have you seen the new “Help Me” video? Wow.
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