Month: September 2005

Yesterday, Jimmy Draper and his entourage surveyed the Hurricane Katrina damage along the gulf coast of Mississippi. Dr. Draper serves as president of Lifeway Christian Resources, the publishing…

The other day I mentioned that one of our church member’s homes still stood after the storm. John Richard and his brother Cooper weathered the storm in John’s…

Lakeshore Baptist Church gathered for worship yesterday. Most of our congregation still have not been able to return to the area since all their houses lay demolished. We…

I need to take a breath today and thank everyone for the overwhelming outpouring of support we have received over the last two weeks. If you have been…

Lakeshore Baptist Church before and after Hurricane Katrina.

Pictured left to right: my brother David Elbourne, Mrs. Bea, me, and James. James drives a truck for a living. Even with Katrina in the gulf, Mrs. Bea…

Lakeshore Baptist Church exists in exile. They are scattered from Texas to Florida, even up to New Jersey and I’m not sure where all else. Let me share…

The nightmare continues. My wife woke up this morning to go for a bike ride. She is an avid cyclist and has not been able to spin her…

Hurricane Katrina completely destroyed our church buildings. The front part of the roof landed across the parking lot. We found the steeple in the back corner of the…

We praise God that we have now heard from most all of our church members. I have not been able to talk with everyone personally, but through word…