Honestly I can't express how intense this New Orleans experience has already been to me. This trip isn't necessarily just about service, but about a priviledge in knowing that one can still be able to stand strong regardless of trials and tribulations.Today I stood in the house of a man who lost most of everything that he had due to Katrina...but despite of the lost of his mother and grand-daughter.this man Mr. Green still managed to keep moving and striving for better. As he stood and shared with us how he and his loved ones floated on the roof of his house to safety from the storm, a ball of emotion filled my eyes. Mr. Green's story really let me know that there is a difference in being Thankful and being Greatful. Clearly he was thankful, because he was still smiling...but this man was also greatful. Its one thing to go through an obstacle and no one knows about it...but he shared this particular part of his life so that others like me and my friends who came with me on this trip knew that we also can make it. And it was from this day alone that I realize that when life calls its self "testing" me, that regardless of the situation...use what I have left. If its the roof that I have to use to survive or a tear I have to cry, the objective of the test still remains the same. Survive, and then tell it so that others know that there is still hope if we just keep holding on.
**I just want to dedicate this portion of the blog to none other than Mr. Green, you gave me some HOPE
+ Job 14:7 : For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
-Sean Williams
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