Hurricane Katrina Outreach (The Guinston Gutters)
Like
most of the country, Guinston was shocked and saddened by the destruction of
Hurricane Katrina. So, Guinston decided to send a mission team to the
areas most greatly effected as a means to provide direct aid to the disaster
victims. At this time, Guinston formed the Guinston Gutters. The
Guinston Gutters consist of ordinary people giving a week of their time to
travel to Louisiana and do the tedious work of debris clearance and house
gutting. Guinston has been able to make these efforts a success through
the assistance, facilitation and coordination of the John Calvin Presbyterian
Church in Metairie, LA as well as Jefferson Presbyterian Church. Through this work, Guinston has been able to reach
out and help one family at a time with rebuilding their homes and in turn their
lives.
If you are interested in becoming a Guinston Gutter, would like to support this effort through a monetary donation, or would like to learn more please contact the church as described on the Contact and Service Information page or contact Walter Blumenfeld at electroptin@msn.com.
The Gutters will be leaving on their 11th trip to New Orleans on October 18th. Please be sure to pray for and encourage them. Your commitment to daily prayer is needed. Please let Walt, Sue or any of the members of the team know that you are committed to praying for them.
To learn more about the trips that have occurred thus far, follow the links below. Each link will lead to a PDF or Word file that explains in great detail how God's work is being done through the Guinston Gutters. To download, right click on the file link and save the file to your computer. To view, you can simply double click on the link. These files are fairly large and may take a substantial time to download if you are using a dial-up connection. You will need Adobe Reader to view most of these files.
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| Trip 5 | Trip 6 | Trip 7 | Trip 8 | ||
| Trip 9 | Trip 10 |