I'm going to try to get some stuff down this AM before breakfast and before we run off to Bayou Le Batre.
Evan and I got into Mobile at about 11:30. We had some issue with Enterprise (which doesn't surprise, but certainly disappoints) in getting a car, but apparently all the rental companies were having the same issue. Regardless, after waiting about 1.5 hours we finally got a car (just like P. Fred's actually) and got on our way.
We met Steve Kriss (our professor from Biblical), J.D. Landis, who is the regional overseer for An-organization-whose-name-I-cannot-recall-at-this-moment and Ping who is a Laotian intern. We jumped in a van, toured Mobile (which is a very interesting city, with only 2-3 tall buildings, but the rest being smaller homes) and Bayou Le Batre. Driving around the bayou and Mobile bay, we say booms strung out along the shore, just in case the oil ever makes it this far.
J.D. was telling us about the makeup and racial history of Mobile (about 50/50 black/white). He and his wife came down here just after getting married (at 19!) from Lancaster-area during the civil rights era and had no clue what they were getting into. Since then, he has done a lot of work in the communities planting churches, helping with disaster relief and other things.
Last night we stayed in the very beautiful home owned by equally beautiful people. Arlin and Velma Schrock are putting us up in their homes this week. I finally got to sleep for longer than 6 hours, and boy was it needed! I'll put up more tonight, but right now I need to go get some food in my belly.
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