Our friends with Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast - with whom we are building the Thrivent Builds Worldwide Gulf Coast Community - are safely back in the office and assessing damage from Hurricane Gustav. It appears that the homes we have been building with partner families have sustained only minimal damage. This is thanks to innovative building practices that prevent hurricane damage, which the affiliate has used since Hurricane Katrina.
Yankie Stadium, normally used for volunteer housing, is temporarily being used as an emergency/first response location. The National Guard has been distributing water and food from the site.
Our Thrivent Builds Worldwide Gulf Coast Community teams will continue their work rebuilding homes later this month. Volunteer teams are still needed - there are available trip weeks October through December.
For additional information on the effects of Hurricane Gustav in the Mississippi Gulf Coast:
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