Bret Muter eloquently described in words the scene we encountered as we toured the homes of Juana Ibanez and her next door neighbor on the 4th of July, almost two years after hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans.
Here are some of the images.
Katrina is no longer in the eye of the mainstream media, but there is still much work left undone, and more need there than I have ever encountered. We were truly inspired by Juana's optimism about rebuilding the house where she grew up, whether it takes a second story with a turret, boat, and all.
We feel so touched that Juana showed us her city, and that she and her husband opened their homes to us. We wish her and her neighbors the best of luck rebuilding their homes and community.
By: Jen Baldwin
5 comments:
It's always amazing what happens when such disasters happen. At first there is a lot of media coverage. An everybody wants to help. But later on everything is forgotten, while those who were affected continue suffering because they require continuous assistance until they can get back on their feet.
My son went over there for missions work just a few months ago and couldn't believe all the work that STILL needed to be done.
We were there also. Very sad...sad to think that area is still not safe. Hurricane season is upon us!
I think a lot needs to be done and learnt from this when it comes to disaster management, the organization and response is too slow. In fact the US government could learn a lot from most private or non governmental organizations.
I'm still really surprised at just how much damage there is this long after the Hurricane. It's very sad.
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