Update

Well, we're here. We arrived yesterday afternoon. Flying in, we got to see a lot of the damage. It's hard to describe. We didn't fly in over most of the city so there was a lot we weren't able to see.

We're at New Orleans Naval Air Station, in a town called Belle Chase about 5 minutes away from the city. Obviously, the base was hit pretty hard. A large tent city has been built up. We're lucky. We found some rooms in an unused, yet air-conditioned building to stay in.

Just today, the network was restored which is why I am able to do this update.

Sometime next week it looks like we'll get the chance to fly over the city in a Blackhawk and, maybe, also drive into it for a bit. But most of our work is here on the base on the flightline.

Keep the 15 of us in prayer, along with the folks who live down here.