By the Thousands, Faithful Toil to Resurrect Gulf Cities
Sojourners in the South Leave Behind Jobs, Schools, Lives
By Jacqueline L. Salmon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, February 5, 2006; Page A01
BILOXI, Miss. With drywall, two-by-fours and a patient faith in a sometimes-exasperating God, Burke resident Bart Tucker is trying to raise a small neighborhood from the dead.
But in this Gulf Coast city of 50,000, a slender thumb of land smashed by the winds and waters of Hurricane Katrina, nothing comes easy -- least of all miracles.
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(and thanks for the heads-up on this, jim, kate, andy, and jack!)
By Jacqueline L. Salmon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, February 5, 2006; Page A01
BILOXI, Miss. With drywall, two-by-fours and a patient faith in a sometimes-exasperating God, Burke resident Bart Tucker is trying to raise a small neighborhood from the dead.
But in this Gulf Coast city of 50,000, a slender thumb of land smashed by the winds and waters of Hurricane Katrina, nothing comes easy -- least of all miracles.
More (Registration Required)...
(and thanks for the heads-up on this, jim, kate, andy, and jack!)
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