Here are some of the pictures from my New Orleans Hurricane Katrina adventure. It was oh-so exciting, I loved every second of it! While I was sent with the military on a humanitarian mission, I really went to serve God's people - and it was awesome! We drove into New Orleans with an Army convoy, the first picture shows our lovely air conditioned van with the Army's icky, hot five-ton truck in the background (go Air Force!). We evacuated people from the convention center and once they were all gone we went to the base to build a tent hospital. After building 18 tents or so we were up and running with a primary care, ER, lab, x-ray, pharmacy, OR, ICU and whatever else normal hospitals have! Then I started working 23 hour days, not because I had to, but because I didn't want to miss anything! It's nice to be home, but I wouldn't have been a bit upset if we were there a week or so longer!



On the way to NAS Belle Chasse, New Orleans 

Helicopters over New Orleans 

Troops, far as the eye can see 

Roof + car = insurance claim 

Our 1st patient 

On the convoy, waiting to head out 

In the convoy on the way to New Orleans 

Demolished Shell station 

Hurricane damaged hotel on the way into New Orleans 

Superdome 

Flooded streets, downtown New Orleans 

Downtown New Orleans, from the convoy 

Convention Center, from the convoy 

Convention Center 

"Shelter from Hell" 

Our cots in the Convention Center parking lot 

Me, loading an Alaska Shelter tent box 

Evacuees used anything with wheels as a makeshift wheelchair 

Loading a body bag 

Troops are being delivered via helicopter in the background 

Convention Center puppies 

Reunited! I found Warren's unit sleeping near the runway. 

Sleepy Micah! 

EMEDS Primary Care tent... IVs anyone? 

EMEDS ER tent