This is the fifty-sixth update for the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief fund for the Lake Pontchartrain North Shore. This includes the Covington, Abita Springs, Mandeville, Slidell, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

Pastor Sprague has sent another e-mail asking for prayer for the ministry of Trinity Evangelical Free Church of Covington, LA and hurricane relief.

Important Prayer Requests for New Orleans

This morning I had the distinct privilege of attending a prayer meeting and luncheon with Billy Graham and his son, Franklin, in preparation for this weekend’s "Celebration of Hope" crusade in the New Orleans basketball arena. It was inspiring watching a courageous, yet feeble warrior come to the pulpit using his walker and aided by his son. With an exceptionally keen mind, he communicated a message of hope. Billy Graham said, "I’m devastated by what I have felt and seen." He said he hadn’t called his wife because as of (Read the rest of the story below the fold...)