If you are not affiliated with the BRICK Layers
and would like information on how to find housing and job assignments in Pearlington,
please contact Bob Putnam at the Pearlington Recovery Center at pearlingtonvolunteercenter@gmail.com.
Full information and a registration form may be downloaded at the PRC blog, located
at: http://www.prcvolunteers.blogspot.com
When
the walls of Jerusalem fell, Nehemiah began to rebuild the walls one brick at
a time. The people told him to come down from the wall, that he was wasting his
time. He said he could not, he would not come down for he was doing a great thing
for the Lord. At times we feel like our efforts in Pearlington, Mississippi are
so small when compared to the amount of destruction that has been done by Hurricane
Katrina. But when we think of Nehemiah, each supply drive, each mission trip,
each plea for help that we make becomes one more brick of hope as we REBUILD
PEARLINGTON....one brick at time.
We get our inspiration from
God’s Word. These are some Bible verses that have encouraged us in our journey:
1 John 3:18
“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and
in truth.”
Nehemiah 2:18
“And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and
also of the king’s words that he had spoken to me. Then they said, “Let
us rise up and build.” So they set their hands to this good work.”
The little
coastal community of Pearlington, MS (click
here for map), was all but destroyed by hurrican Katrina which hit the Gulf
Coast August 29, 2005. Every home and business was affected in one way or
another by the storm and many homes were left uninhabitable. Most are still that
way. A group of concerned Christians from the Huntsville, Alabama area have
become burdened for this community, its residents and their ongoing needs.
Please take time to visit the links given below and email
me if you have things to add to the site or if you wish to contribute to the
relief efforts in some way. Almost every month, a team is going back to
Pearlington to help clear out houses, provide needed materials, paint, repair
and in general, try to give hope where it has been dashed to pieces. Thebrave
families who are left here are trying very hard to rebuild their lives in a place
where homes and cars have been lost and jobs are few and far between.
This site is donated and
maintained by Anna Sue Edwards of Webs
2 Impress and is dedicated to those who lost so much in this tiny coastal
community.
