(continued from previous page) memorable and each had a story of rising surge waters that could be sold to Hollywood. It was frightening as these people simply were not ready for something like Sandy. The storm demolished their old lives and so the help provided to bring back just some of that was met with such great gratitude. If the characters we met or the trips to New York City on off days were not enough to sell this mission trip, then the gratitude would be. When you’re all done with work you just feel
good, and that’s reason enough to help out. — Andrew Lyda, King Moravian, recent graduate of Wright State University
I had an awesome time on the trip to Staten
Island. It was amazing to see how many homes had still not been worked on four months after the storm hit. The damage was incredible and hearing the stories from the people we worked for was heartbreaking. Some people lost everything they owned and were only receiving help from gracious volunteers in the community. The work we did was tedious and
Southern Province students assisted homeowners in Staten Island, N.Y. with their cleanup and rebuilding efforts in March.