We arrived without any issues.  It was a very smooth drive up.  Everyone from HODR and the other servants are very nice.  A few pictures of the sleeping quarters are below.  We're packed pretty tight, but we're very happy to have accommodations for the week.

We started packing up at 6AM and we're ready to hit the road by 6:24.  Ginghamsburg allocated us one of the mini-buses as well as a trailer.  This gives everyone LOTS of room inside the bus with only 9 of us going.  We also were able to take a large amount of tools that I'm sure will be of great use for our work.  Here's a group shot we took before leaving.

Our team just received news that our trip to New Orleans has been canceled due to hurricane Gustav.  Forecasts are showing that this storm will gain strength and head for the gulf coast, possibly around New Orleans, early next week.  Northshore Disaster Recovery has advised us to stand down. 

Our trip leader and our missions director at Ginghamsburg have been scrambling to coordinate a trip to Iowa to help flood victims in that area.  We will be working with Hands On Disaster Response (HODR) in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area.  It sounds like our work will be centered more around demolition and cleanup of those homes affected by the flooding.