After getting our second brand new generator because the first one broke down yesterday, our day had begun on an encouraging note.  After we piled our supplies into our makeshift barge, we headed down the Bayou.  Our day started to turn in a different direction.  We soon found out that the new generator was also broken!  With out the generator, there is no way for work to get done.  We, as a group, decided we would go back and repair the new generator.  (By the way, it was provided by FEMA two years ago.)  When we went to the local hardware store, the owners of the store told our team they had a spare generator at their house that we could borrow until we didn't need it anymore.

That generator didn't work either...the day was just not meant to be!

When Trish, one of the owners of the hardware store, took us to her her house to pick up the generator, she told us some stories of the locals and the family's that stayed during the hurricane.  Just to give you an idea, we learned about a family that escaped flood waters in the top of a tree.  They lived there for three days living only on oranges until they were rescued.  The stories are truely amazing and we can't wait to tell all of you when we get back!

All in all, we ended up finally getting one of the generators up and running and ended up working until 7:00 pm instead of the normal 4:30pm.  Needless to say, we made up for lost time.  But if you think about it, we would have missed some wonderful opportunities to meet wonderful people and hear awesome stories had our work progressed smoothly.  God does work in great ways!

A Bayou note:  Paul, one of the homeowners, has lived on the Bayou all of his life.  53 years ago, he was literally born on a boat in the Bayou when his parents couldn't make it to the hospital in time!