About The Road Trip

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Hello! This blog will follow Alex Marino, Christina Drake, and Henry Lin as they travel from New Orleans to California and beyond. This Krewe du NOLA is a bunch of long-term volunteers who have served two or three years as Construction Assistants with Project Homecoming, the rebuilding ministry of the Presbytery of South Louisiana partnered with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. PH has built over 125 homes in the Greater New Orleans area that were affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. We are raising $30,000 before September 1st to help provide a living stipend for FIVE long-term volunteers for one year. Help to rebuild New Orleans by coming to a presentation, eating some New Orleans cookin’ and bringing more people to this blog!

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Sunday, August 8, 2010

16 hours from Winslow, AZ to Cupertino, CA


It is truly remarkable to be here. Three days ago we were in New Orleans and now we are in Cupertino, California. Today we took a little detour and went to the Grand Canyon. It is truly an awesome sight; a great American treasure.

Before I became a Construction Assistant I didn’t know New Orleans was an American treasure- I didn’t know much about it at all. But now the city’s story is my passion. Telling the story of New Orleans and the flood are just as important a part of my job as building a house. I tell every week of volunteers “your job now is to take this story to your hometown.”

Alex leading a tour in the Lower Ninth Ward

Now I am blessed to be able to do just that. We have collectively told this story to over 3,000 volunteers, and if you let us we’ll tell it to another 3,000 more. The three of us have a deep love for the city and its people; it is our great passion for New Orleans that we want you to come see at a presentation. 
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