In June 2006, 22 members of Cross and Crown Lutheran Church, Renton, Washington will arrive in Biloxi, Mississippi in order to work for one week in recovery, rebuilding and healing in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. We will use this space to share photos and stories from this trip and to share reflections upon returning to Washington.
In October of 2005 I was blessed to spend ten days among the people of Bethel Lutheran Church in Biloxi as an Assisting Minister for Pastoral Care. I went there with the prayers of the people of Cross and Crown Lutheran Church, and while I was there the members of Cross and Crown gathered more than $2300 to be spent directly helping people on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In October 2005 this took the form of many gallons of detergent and other cleaning supplies, a bed and bedding for one individual, and direct financial help for a family who had lost their home in a fire in October.
I anticipated that perhaps 6 or 8 members of Cross and Crown would join me in Biloxi in June 2006. The Holy Spirit, however, has put it in the hearts of 22 other members to find their way to Mississippi. The Lord is always thinking bigger than we are!
-Pastor Glen