Katrina evacuees are proving to be a great blessing in the life of Outreach International Center, the church I am honored to serve as pastor. Really! Because of Katrina and her displacement of New Orleans folk, the worship life of our church has taken on increased fervor. Not so much because of the realization that we should be grateful, but actually because of the participation of these displaced believers.

Take Vernon Abadie. He and his wife are two of the hundreds of thousands who have landed on dry land in a different plot of geography. He was into construction in New Orleans. But he, his wife, and close relatives got out just in time before the storm hit and now make their home at their children's place. We are used to hearing about adult children coming