An Awesome Delivery...

Two churches from Jamestown, North Dakota - Atonement Lutheran Church and St. John's Lutheran Church delivered a semi truck load of building materials to Grace Lutheran Church. The truck and three vans filled with thirty-six enthusiastic youths and their chaperons arrived at 3 p.m. on June 11th.  They were met by about 30 members of Grace to help unload the truck.  It was an extremely hot day but these volunteers worked their hearts out for about an hour and a half.  At break time, snow cones were provided to cool everyone off.  At 5:00 p.m. they headed over to St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Bucktown, where they were served a delicious fried fish dinner.    

Paula and Darlene of Atonement Lutheran Church and St. John's Lutheran Church said that their churches wanted to help the churches devastated by Hurricane Katrina.  They decided to hold a "Forty Days of Community and Purpose", whereby they made it their mission to collect building materials and funds to purchase materials and gas for delivery to New Orleans.  Glinz Semi Truck and Wiest Truck lines donated the use of the truck and trailer to haul the building materials.  Grace Church received approximately 300 sheets of sheetrock, plywood and many other items. 

The youths consisted of two groups, the "Bible School Committee" and the "Construction Committee."  They were in New Orleans for one week conducting a Children's Vacation Bible School session, praying, and helping out in the city wherever they found a need.  First Baptist Church in Reserve, Louisiana is hosting the group. 

God bless this wonderful group of volunteers.

Special thanks to Sue Pundt for sharing this story and pictures!