Intelligent Travel, National Geographic Traveler’s blog, posted a list of organizations that you can volunteer through to help New Orleans recover and rebuild. I wanted to add to that list my home church, Edgewater Baptist Church, and the North American Mission Board’s Operation NOAH.

Also, they used one of my photos in their post, which [...]

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Two years ago I packed up a few of my things and drove to my parents’ home in Mobile, Alabama. At the time, New Orleans had issued a voluntary evacuation; NOBTS issued a mandatory evacuation. Two days later, Hurricane Katrina pushed onshore as a category 3 hurricane. It was something I’d been [...]

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Sweetness must have rolled in his grave. I can’t believe I didn’t see this until today, but this guy… shame. I know a few people who I’d like to put this guy in a room with alone. Anyway, it does kind of remind me that most of America doesn’t particularly like [...]

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It comes as no surprise that following a disaster (and the slow rebuilding process), New Orleans has seen a rise in its rodent population. When I moved back in June, the school administration said the dorms would be open in August. That August date was pushed back time and time again, and the [...]

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