Keystone Young Adult Exposure: LA Tour 2009

The devastating wake from hurricane Katrina is still rippling across New Orleans as the four-year anniversary of the storm creeps around the summer's bend. For the hundreds and thousands of volunteer relief workers from around the country who have poured time, money, energy, and love into the Big Easy during these hard times, it can be overwhelming wondering when the work will end. Though the hemorrhaging has stopped and the dizzied city has regained her footing, New Orleans still needs a lot of rebuilding and rehabilitation.

On Saturday, a team of Keystone Young Adults will enlist with the masses at Trinity Church in Louisiana and be deployed to worksites in the city. Austin Parmer, Bret Kurtz, Neal Rice, Tyler Kepiro, Becky Cox, Casey Diener, Clare Evans, Erica Horning, Kim Good, Lauren Fisher, Melissa Sindall, and Nicole Reali will serve with EFCA’s Crisis Response team from June 27th through July 5th.

Please keep us in your prayers in the following ways:

• See Jesus: It is my hope that both our team and the people in New Orleans would be mesmerized by seeing God work.
• Travel safety: A 15-passenger van pulling a trailer is like playing Russian roulette for 1200 miles. We also have five team members who are flying to meet us.
• Job safety: Eight ladies with no construction experience could be trouble. Five guys who think they have experience in construction will be trouble. The days are long, tiring, hot, and humid—an unhealthy combination when mixed with power tools.
• Spiritual stamina: The body will fatigue from work, but our faith will be tested as we interact with heartbreaking stories and dire situations. Where will our strength come from?
• Team chemistry: The suffering and difficulty that occurs during trips like these can temper the bonds within a group and galvanize their resolve forever.