A sign of hope posted outside of a house.

Group photo on January 1 st before departing Millikin University.

Group photo with Pastor Dave on the last night in Moss Point, Mississippi.

All that stands is the roof

Many signs like this were posted all over warning people not to loot or there will be consequences.

Another house destroyed, but, once again, the cross in the front is another sign of hope.

Heather Mitchell, Karin McNamara, Christine LaPorte, and Jenn Forrest leaving to go work in Moss Point.

Christine LaPorte and Heather Mitchell had the honor of working with Ms. Nellie. The girls had the opportunity to hear her personal story of August 29, 2005.

One of the destroyed houses that lines the coast in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

Christine LaPorte and Heather Mitchell show that after a day’s hard work they were both a little dirty from mudding some drywall.

Christine LaPorte is soaking up the warm weather and beautiful sunshine.

The boat in the front yard is how this family was able to save themselves and the people that lived on their street. The boat is still where they left it the day of the storm.

Larry Troy giving directions on painting to Rachel Wanderer and Katherine Klotz.

Christine LaPorte and Heather Mitchell decide to play a little football while waiting for the bus to come and pick them up.

Rachel Wanderer posing for a picture after painting for a full day. From the colors on her clothes you can see the wonderful colors that were being painted.

Deanne Drechsler looks intently down the street while she is waiting for the bus to come and pick her group up.

Heather Mitchell asks, “How did I get so dirty?”

Heather Mitchell cutting drywall.

Jess & Jenn Forrest take a second to smile at our farewell dinner. The sisters had a great time working and state “It will be something we will never forget!”

Katie Schmid and Deanne Drechsler take a minute to smile for the camera at our celebration dinner.

BreakAway members at breakfast before starting a full day of working.

Heather Mitchell and Melissa Redeker smile with Brother John on our last day of working.

Rachel Wanderer putting up drywall in a closet.

Many of the bridges (like this one) were destroyed from the strong winds and rough waves.

We saw complete destruction in Biloxi, Mississippi.

More destruction, 4 months later.

A house in Biloxi, Mississippi where you can see into their house from the outside. Many houses along the coast looked like this.

A small amount of the debris that lines the streets along the Gulf Coast.

Millikin University Breakaway arrives in Moss Point, Mississippi. After many months of planning and a 16 hour bus ride, each member is ready to work.

Rachel Wanderer and Mary Garrison pose at the Dantzler Church sign.

Jenn Forrest, Deanne Drechsler, Beth Bauer, Jess Forrest, and Rachel Wanderer are all ready to go to work for the day. Each member was able to have their own tool belt with their own supplies thanks to our wonderful donators.

Mary Garrison poses for the camera showing us that she was caught in a paint war during the day.

Christine LaPorte is caught in the act of doing some serious drywalling.

Heather Mitchell and Lin take a minute to smile for the camera. Lin did a great job all week of teaching and being very patient with all of the members of BreakAway.

EJ Rasine running a power saw while Lin observes. Lin was very impressed with EJ’s skills

Beth Bauer and Katherine Klotz posed with “Snake,” one of the great members of the Pennsylvania group.

Mary Garrison was giving a personal story while helping the group deal with the amount of destruction being viewed along the Gulf Coast.

Mary Garrison and Larry Troy had the opportunity to talk one-on-one with one of the survivors, Imogene.

It’s Dave, our wonderful bus driver!

BreakAway’s absolutely amazing advisors: Mary Garrison and Larry Troy!

Rachel Wanderer and Kendra Herbst on the way to the celebration dinner.

Kendra Herbst, Melissa Redeker, and Karissa Jargo take a break from painting to take a picture with Una, another survivor of Hurricane Katrina.

A building along the Gulf Coast that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

The steps that used to lead to a house that is no longer there.

The amount of debris that lined the streets is just incredible

Beth Bauer, Kendra Herbst, and Melissa Redeker smile with the Jackson Family.

Deanne Drechsler, Beth Bauer, and Christine LaPorte demonstrate how strong the bonds that formed on this trip are.

Some group members laugh as they fall down.

A car lying upon some debris. In the background a crew is still working on getting power lines.

Deanne Drechsler is mudding inside of a closet.

Kendra Herbst is also doing some mudding inside of a closet.

Karissa Jargo smiles for a picture while showing off her wonderful glasses and paint

Katherine Klotz, Melissa Redeker, Jess Forrest, Deanne Drechsler, EJ Rasine, Karissa Jargo, Kendra Herbst, and Whitney Newlin smile with another survivor.

Melissa Redeker, Kendra Herbst, Karissa Jargo, and Karin McNamara show off their work after replacing ceiling tiles.

Whitney Newlin takes a break from removing tape from the walls after doing a great job of painting.

Another example of homeowners not wanting any looters to enter their property.

A McDonald’s sign along with many other destroyed from the harsh winds of Hurricane Katrina.

A McDonald’s that is completely destroyed.

Many homeowners spray painted their names and insurance policy numbers on the sides of their houses.

Jess Forrest, Rachel Wanderer, and Katherine Klotz doing some sweeping in a church.

Group Bonding

Another picture of how there was so much debris all over.

Whitney Newlin curled up on the couch waiting for reflections to start.

BreakAway at Student Organization Awards Night 2006

BreakAway at our Hurricane Relief Service Trip Presentation