i feel like it has been so long since i have written!! gosh, so much to fill you in on!!
ok, for starters, ecuador was FANTASTIC..i loved each and every second of it. More on that later tho..
What I really wanted to write about today are the Hurricane Victims. As many of you know by now, NACC has been a Red Cross relief location for many victims of the hurricane from parts of New Orleans and Mississippi. We received over 260 victims and they have been bunking at the gym on campus…let me just say, we were lucky to get the group we got!! We heard of schools getting gang members, convicts, fighters, all kinds of people. We however, were lucky enough to get a group who have appreciated everything we have done for them.
Many students, faculty, and volunteers including myself helped yesterday as much as we could to help them feel comfortable. We have a lot of kids and even a 9 week old baby!! We had alot of things donated for the families to use and keep, and one of the things donated were blow up things for kids to play on. One of the students was playing with one of the little boys on the blow up, and when the kid was jumping, he looked at Justin and said “This is the best hurricane EVER!” haha…he was SO CUTE!!
Biggest thing I want to get across, is that these people need our help and our prayers. We have been lucky for so many people to volunteer and help out so much. There is no way this could have gone so smoothly if everyone wouldn’t have pitched in and helped!!
When these families leave the Northeast campus, they will be returning home; or whatever is left of it. Many left with nothing but the clothes on their backs and will be returning with probably just that, and to nothing. Please keep these families in your prayers. They need it….
