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17 SePtemBeR 10, 2010BAtoN RoUge, LA
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PAidBAtoNRoUge,
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PeRmit#575
527NorthBlvd.
BatonRouge,LA
70802-5700
Five Years Later
Vital Congregations / 6
Luke’s House / 3
Angels / 7
When worshippers gathered August
29 at...
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VoL.
11, No.
17 SePtemBeR 10, 2010BAtoN RoUge, LA
NoN-PRofit
U.
S.
PoStAge
PAidBAtoNRoUge,
LA
PeRmit#575
527NorthBlvd.
BatonRouge,LA
70802-5700
Five Years Later
Vital Congregations / 6
Luke’s House / 3
Angels / 7
When worshippers gathered August
29 at Bethany United Methodist Church,
a cloudy sky and blustery breezes
throughout New Orleans were eerily reminiscent of Hurricane Katrina’s approach
to the city exactly five years prior.
“Five years ago, we were running for
our lives.
We were running from a storm
on a Sunday morning,” said the Rev.
Hadley Edwards, pastor of the New
Orleans church that was destroyed by
nearly 11 feet of standing flood water
post Katrina.
The Sunday morning service of
remembrance was filled with thanks for
people all over the country who welcomed nearly 1 million evacuees from
the Greater New Orleans area.
“We are
thankful for those who embraced us, who
opened their homes and their arenas to
shelter us.
We are thankful for every
meal, every blanket an
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