Steve Coming Home

Steve Pernicka shared his thoughts by phone on Sept 12 from ERV 1099 on the road in Lafayette, Louisiana

I am coming home! Hard to believe that we left Burlington 17 days ago in the ERV!!

You know we are in for the long run when my first tour has ended and they are talking about having me sign up for a second tour in a couple of months. I got into a real routine as a kitchen supervisor....I never want to see another pizza or biscuit! People have been in the shelter here for a while now and folks are getting restless.

I was glad to take a new assignment a couple of days ago and it is good to out on the ERV and back out into the community. We have been taking hot food to small self created evacuee communities in local churches and buildings in small towns on the outskirts of Lafayette. These folks chose not to be in the big shelter and are staying in some tough conditions but they deserve a good hot meal and some support and it feels good to give it to them.

I fly out from Louisiana first thing in the morning to Houston, and then it is non-stop back to BVT!