A few stills from our work in New Orleans. Within a week, we worked in 3 houses in different parts of the city, which basically involved the same work of stripping the houses to its skeleton, cleaning it out for the bulldozers to later on demolish it completely. This had to be done because all the houses had stagnated underwater for so long, mould and all sorts of organisms had started to breed in the walls, floors and worse, in the air. With God’s grace, we did not have any serious accidents.
Now it boils down to what we can do for the community. What you can do. It’s rather simple, actually. We don’t have to spend days or even go to different cities or countries to volunteer and offer our help. It can start right next door. Then if inspired further, one can take on bigger, perhaps more gratifying tasks. It’s about losing yourself in the service of others. It’s about giving someone your all without expecting anything in return. It’s about feeling deep. The smiles, the tears and the gratitude our actions can sometime bring about, are priceless. It’s worth it. It really is.
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