With Hope

It should not be surprising that, in a region still very much in recovery, all things are very much in flux. Our original plan - to take up residence in a co-op house run by a local non-profit - has been complicated by the fact that the house has moved (or disappeared) and the non-profit may or may not have dissolved. This may all be a blessing in disguise, as one woman we spoke to today implied that the co-op never had much in the way of luxuries. Like water.

It should not be surprising that, in a place that has had to hold itself together with hope for the last two years, we should find our way to Camp Hope. We will be staying here for the next week while we begin our work with the Saint Bernard Project. I am confident that we'll find a more permanent situation soon. In the mean time we will be surrounded by other volunteers in our comfortable, air-conditioned bunk rooms. And we have water.