Join the Baptist Crossroads Project
in Rebuilding the Upper Ninth Ward
of New Orleans
The corner of Alvar and N. Roman Streets in the Upper
9th Ward of New Orleans has become nationally known as
a beacon of hope in our flood-ravaged city. National
and international press photographed it to represent
progress in the city and President Bush was interviewed
in front of the homes built by Crossroads volunteers on
the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Thirty
homes were completed in the Summer and Fall of 2006 and
ten more were completed during 2007
to complete the pre-Katrina vision of the original calling
to build 40 homes in order to help lift families out
of poverty through home ownership. Eight more homes have been completed
since that time and another 17 in various stages of completion.
What a great accomplishment and humanitarian effort
by thousands of volunteers in partnership with Baptist
Crossroads and Habitat for Humanity! Our heartfelt
thanks go to every volunteer who worked and prayed. You
brought hope and set an example of how a community can
be re-built in our devastated city.
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