Garden Project 09′ Ready to Plant!
June 15, 2009
Saturday, April 11th 2009 was a day that most of the men at the Opelousas Lighthouse Mission will never forget. It was a day of hard work, great fellowship, and a ton of teamwork.
We started about 8:00 a.m with the plowing of the ground, and then followed that with the making of the rows. We took a break for lunch, then pressed forward to complete the preparation stage of the garden.
It was a beautiful thing to see the teamwork and the work ethic of the men at the shelter. When one guy would take a break, another would step up and pick up the slack. We laughed, joked, and just enjoyed being a team working toward a common goal.
At the end of the day, the work was done but the memories will last forever. This was the beginning of an exciting project for our mission.
We want to also give a special thanks to the Prejean Family for letting us borrow their tractor and other tools necessary to complete this stage of the project.
If the weather permits, we will begin planting next week with the help of Southern University.
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Dear Mr. Carriere,
I have not gotten a chance yet to thank you for every thing you have done for my family, and the Light House Mission for what it done for my brother Brian Armstrong. Me and every one of the members of my family agreed that the last time we had spoken to Brian he had never sounded better and happier when he was with you. I looked up to Brian every day, he is actually the reason I am a mariner officer today, but I never got a chance to let him know that, I am sure there are a lot of things I am going to regret not saying to him,like just hugging him and telling him how proud I was to have him in my life. Brian would have wanted to hear that, so I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you done for him, its not every day that a man willingly chooses to turn his life around also an orginzation that is willing to do what it takes to make that change possible! Thank you so very much and god bless you!!
Capt.F.M. Gorman