My team is getting deployed on Monday to go on Disaster relief in Corinth, Mississippi! It is a teeny, tiny town on the border of Mississippi and Tennessee. Population is about 14,000 people and the total square miles is 30.... So picture 2 Santee's worth of land, but one fifth of the people... TINY! It is VERY conservative and religious, only on movie theater, a coca-cola museum, and a civil war interpretive center! Should be interesting...We are there a minimum of three weeks, but we could be there up to six weeks. Good thing I have my air mattress! We are living in a Red Cross shelter with other volunteers. Our main job will be to muck out houses that have major flood damage. We have to wear respirators and jumpsuits. Sexy!
Our last week a the Denver Children's Home was awesome. Very sad to say goodbye to the kids and you all know how well I hold up when tears are involved. Some of the kids were so upset, they were physically shaking. AWFUL! But we had such a good time there with them and I am so happy I got to know all the kids and staff there.
Our second and final drum circle performance went sooo well at the community meeting! There was a ton of people and we got crazy cheers!
More to come next week when we get to our disaster site! - Should be there by Wednesday...
Miss you all and only a few more months until I'm home!
