its great to see good people left out doeing what the chuch is for,reaching out in the name of God and not themselfs. You see this is what the Church is supposed to do. But way to go guys even paul needed encouragement once in a while.joshua 24:15

It's a real shame that the insurance companies and the government haven't come to the aide of these people in a more timely manner. All the good reports of progress always center around generous volunteers. May God bless those who are giving of their time and money to help these people in a time or great need.

Thank God for people willing to do His work here on earth. Those of us living here on the Gulf Coast know His goodness more everyday thanks to people like this who have chosen to do His will at a time when we most need a reminder of His love.

Well you of the German Baptists will get a little of the praise for being willing to stop you lives in order to better others lives. The praise goes to those who just DO not just talk. Thank you for your faith and for your hearts.

Please, PLEASE, read the article published some weeks ago in the Sun Herald Newspaper (Biloxi, MS), titled "Mississippi's Invisible Coast."

Thank you for all your support of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

This is the way to go. Pick out individual families and HELP them recover. You can find people through churches or if you have contacts already living in the area you can be assured your money is well spent. Just a few can't handle this devestation but many together can make things start to happen for the better. Can you imagine how much help could be given if groups all over the country would take on individual families and get them on the road to building back their house!

I worked for a week in Bay Saint Louis and Waveland cooking for volunteers from all over the country staying at a local Baptist church. I plan to return to the area in March. Our group helped clean out 5 homes so the people could start to rebuild. "Where do you start?" is a question I heard a lot that week. You start by helping one family at a time!

I was in Waveland two weeks after the storm and saw this property and have pictures of it. The devastation was indescribable and to see them building a house there is a tribute to them and the spirit of the people in that area. Kudos to these volunteers and all others who have helped. I took relief supplies down and hope to return this spring to offer my help to a family in need. I would encourage everyone to give a little, it adds up so quickly. Good luck to all affected and Bless each and every one of you.

THANK YOU, MSNBC, for focusing on the Mississippi Coast, which undoubtedly took the worst of Katrina, NOT New Orleans. Your exposure gives hope to so many on the coast, who have lived in New Orleans' shadow since August.

What a wonderful story to read! The Ohio Disaster Response team are truly a living testimony of how the Lord is working in their lives and the many blessings that can come from living by God's word.

Too bad that more politicians and government employees do not operate in the selfless manner in which Kenny Stull and the other volunteers are, guided by their desire to do the Lord's work, not by monetary gain or political power.

I pray that this story be an inspiration to all who read it and ignite a desire to help those affected by the hurricane disasters of last summer, in anyway they can.

Although the group does not want honor for what they have done, I would like to commend them for showing the example of Jesus Christ. We have seen many people in the past speak about doing something but never doing it. Faith without works is dead. Thank God for being a light and a beacon of hope to America!

I thank God that the German Baptist people heard God and are doing His work! God Bless them all!!
Blessed are those who come in His name!
Sherry

I have been paying home owners insurance my entire adult life. We think we are protected and then a disaster like Katrina makes up wake up to the reality of non-coverage. If the insurance is no good, why do the mortgage companies require us to have coverage? God bless the good folks of Waveland and other Gulf Coast communities. They played by the rules and look what happened

I feel our government has really let us Americans down. My immediate family was affected by Katrina in Mississippi and still have not received any assistance from FEMA. Their churches and other volunteer groups along with family members have been a GOD send.

god bless america it warms my heart that people still care. while i'm not able to be there people that i work with and myself took up a huge collection and sent it to help in that way

What an example for those of us who claim to be Christian. Here we see people prepared to put their faith into action, as Christ asked of us.
Thank you for what you are doing-it is a real encouragement to me and to others.

in the end these kind people will have the honor and the glory....keep up the good work

IT LOOKS LIKE THE THREE LITTLE PIGS HOUSE OF STICKS BEFORE AND AFTER THE BIG BAD WOLF CAME.GOOD LUCK IN REBUILDING!

What a story! The Spirit of Jesus Christ lives on through his Church!

I Volunteered for the Katrina Relief Effort with the Red Cross shortly after the storm. I was in Waveland and saw the devastation of what must have been a wonderful community. I feel as if I left a part of me there with the people. I also feel if I could take leave from my employment again I would volunteer more of my time. I used my vacation time and it was the most fulfilling life altering vacation I shall ever experience. My prayers of hope and healing remain in these communities and the wonderful people who occupy them.

I remember well the roads of Waveland and the Bay. I even pumped gas at the Isles Enco at the foot of the bridge on the Pass side. Even now as I see the photos of the desolation 5 months later it seems like it should be publicity for a disaster film. Katrina outdid any Hollowood production. Perhaps the proper word is destruction. And I can look at google Earth and see it as it was before the storm. I think about you folks that paid your insurance bills and I think about the year end bonus that the top executives of those same companies received. And I read that the companies are finding all kinds of reasons not to pay out and it angers me. One of the videos talks about Mrs. Demontluzon who I knew well. I was with Rene and Emily the night before Camille. They lost the drug store on the beach then but were able to come back. And the Bay-Waveland little theater was something they supported. Emily wrote the reviews under the alias L' Inconnu. I worked 5 years in theater and television and some of the plays on Boardman Ave. were as good as things I saw in New York. I read a lot of differant papers and you have not been forgotten! Many people are aware that our government has failed you and you are fortunate that so many thousands of plain people thought first of helping. I wish I could grab by the collar our "fearful leader" and shake something more than his usual folksie bull out of him. Pray for another pretzel!

It is awesome that the German Baptists are doing this. Churches all over the region are doing unbelievable work in the name of the Lord. It is amazing what they are accomplishing with God's help.

On the subject of insurance, though, it is not the insurance co.'s fault they aren't getting paid. FLOOD INSURANCE pays for flood damage. If you live in a flood-prone area, then "shame on you" if you don't have it. It is only a few hundred dollars a year.

Thanks to all who have helped Mississippi. We will never forget.

I'm from just outside of Waveland in a place called Diamondhead South. All 264 homes were destroyed, yet we are already starting to rebuild. (Without FEMA or any other government help!)We'll be ok in Mississippi.

It seems the ONLY way to get things done here, is thru volunteers. Keep up the good work. You will be rewarded.