Monthly Archives: February 2006

Thinking about church architecture

2/20/2006 – 6:11 am

When hurricane Katrina slammed into the gulf coast, Lakeshore took the brunt of the winds and a massive storm surge. People have asked us, “was your church destroyed?” We have answered, “no - Katrina did not destroy our church. She did completely wash away our buildings. We only found bits and pieces of strewn rubble [...]

By Don A. Elbourne Jr. | Posted in Church Architecture, Hurricane Katrina | Comments (0)

A visitor’s letter

2/10/2006 – 2:20 pm

Living and ministering in a disaster area affords me the opportunity to meet people from across the country on a daily basis. Last night we had people from north Mississippi, Michigan, South Carolina, and California sleeping on the church property. Dozens more came by to drop off supplies, take pictures, pray with me, and tour [...]

By Don A. Elbourne Jr. | Posted in Hurricane Katrina | Comments (0)

More from South Jersey

2/7/2006 – 5:05 pm

Yesterday I mentioned Bob Thomson’s photo gallery. He reports:

Our team of 25 representing Quinton Baptist, Elmer Baptist, Grace Bible and Pittsgrove Baptist of southern New Jersey visited Lakeshore from Jan.16th to the 23rd.
Our mission trip was a trip we will remember for the rest of our lives.
While there the team was able [...]

By Don A. Elbourne Jr. | Posted in Hurricane Katrina | Comments (0)

The South Jersey Team

2/6/2006 – 10:46 am

A few churches from south Jersey visited us in Lakeshore Mississippi a couple of weeks ago. Bob Thomson’s camera captured a glimpse of the massive devastation in our area and their work in the recovery efforts. View his photo gallery of 267 images. We deeply appreciate the hard work and needed help these great [...]

By Don A. Elbourne Jr. | Posted in Hurricane Katrina | Comments (0)

Have you been to Lakeshore?

2/2/2006 – 12:31 pm

I have met literally thousands of people over the last five months as we continue to recover from hurricane Katrina. Off the top of my head we have seen folks from at least 33 states. I’m sure my quick mental run down has left off several. I can not even begin to list everyone. [...]

By Don A. Elbourne Jr. | Posted in Hurricane Katrina | Comments (0)