OPERATION KATRINA
submitted by Marian Licht

"It is more blessed to give than to receive."– Acts 20:35

Never has this verse proved more true than with the generous giving from St. Paul’s members to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

While packing the “mountains” of donations, we were impressed with the quality and beauty of the items.

We imagined the people who would receive these gifts of “love.” What a glorious feeling of Christmas! How pleased they would be to receive such good and wonderful things and to know that “someone cares.” A true blessing to St. Paul’s generosity and a blessing to the people of Katrina!

Pastors Deb and Steve need to have enormous credit for master-minding this entire operation. A very sincere and heartfelt thank you!

My thanks to Doris Johnson and Marge Ahlf for helping to re-pack the gigantic pile of items that were given so graciously. Well-deserved praise to everyone for donating the needed clothing and linens. Thank you!

Our heartfelt thanks to the countless donors whose generous gifts of money, materials, and time made the latest Mississippi mission trip such a big success. Here is a partial list of the donations that St. Paul’s sent to Pass Christian in March:

Brand new items
8 blankets and a comforter
10 sets of bed sheets
90 bath towels
18 washcloths
576 towels donated by McArthur Towels
Handmade quilts
13 baby and 30 adult, from St. Paul’s
18 lap and baby and 10 adult, from another church
10 baby quilts and blankets, from another donor
Countless packages of men’s and women’s underwear
13 duffel bags

Slightly used items
59 sets of sheets
39 blankets, quilts, and afghans
10 comforters, mattress pads, and pillows
53 bath towels
12 flat bed sheets
Mountains of men’s and women’s clothing –
quantity and quality!

And bags and bags of toys ….

Editor’s (Robin Whyte, St. Paul's Office Manager) note: Special thanks to Marian for all of her hard work in sorting, labeling, inventorying, and packing the donations for the March trip to Mississippi. It was a huuuuuge job, and we applaud her for taking it on!