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Scattered by Katrina, Linked by a Church
The Rev. Franklin Burke is working to rebuild Good Faith Baptist Church in New Orleans's Lower Ninth Ward. Hurricane Katrina devastated the building and displaced its congregation.
(By Michael Williamson -- The Washington Post)
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"Cheryl Turner. She's a deaconess," she goes on. "In Dallas. Which is where I think McFadden is. What's Minister McFadden's first name?"
"I don't know. But he's got three sons," he says.
She's leaned her head back on the couch, as if in a dream state.
He crosses his legs. He's in a beige shirt and slacks and two-tone dress shoes. His cuff links are sparkly.
"Where's Freeman at?" he asks.
"Deacon and Deaconess Freeman. Juanita Freeman." She pauses. "I'm trying to think of Brother Freeman's first name."
"I can hear her saying his name," he says.
"His name is Larry Freeman," she remembers. "DeRidder, Louisiana. That's where they at," she says. "It's near the Texas border. The Freemans traveled there."
He nods. "Hmm mmm."
"Elder Darryl Turner and Deaconess Sandra Turner. They're in Jackson, Mississippi," she says.
"Mama Tremont's first name? On the tip of my tongue."
They stare intensely at each other -- as if their collective willpower will summon a member of the flock right into view.
