Adult Work Trip

The Presbyterian Church of Bound Brook has sent two previous adult work trips to the areas damaged by the Katrina Hurricane.A third trip is being planned for March 30 to April 5, 2008 to Gulf Port, MS. We will be working throughPresbyterian Disaster Assistance, a denominational agency that will provide ourcamp living space and food, coordinate our skills with the jobs needed to be undertaken, provide tools and some worksite supervision and provide time and programs for devotions and interaction with other groups who will be in the Orange Grove camp at the same time we are there.

If you are over 18 years old, in good health, and want to help in an area that is still devastated two and half years later, consider joining us.Further information can be obtained from Judy Dean, 732-764-0371.Official sign up for the trip will occur in January.Watch for details in this newsletter and announcements in worship. In the meantime, you can prepare by marking the dates on your calendar, praying about the needs and people affected by the storm, taking construction classes at Home Depot or Lowe's, and making sure your tetanus shot is current. Each participant will also need to have finances to cover the plane fare, $20.00 per day for food and some additional money for incidentals.

Christmas may not seem so merry if your home has been uninhabitable for over two years and your finances have been devastated as well. This spring a group of BBPC adults will be traveling to Mississippi to do Katrina/Rita disaster relief. Maybe this trip is not something you can attend. However, there is something you can do to make your presence known. Get a gift card in any amount from Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Lowe's, Target etc. Give the cards to Judy Dean or leave them in the church office (we are making arrangements to credit these cards to your church contributions) and the work group will take them to our PDA camp manager at the work site. The cards will then be distributed to individuals in need and who have been cleared by the PDA and local personnel so that duplication and fraud are avoided. In this way you can share in the relief work and make someone's day a little brighter.