"This puts you in the same place as Jesus. He goes where the suffering is. We worked our tails off but it was so satisfying and refreshing.” MBA Chaplain Bryan Del Valle

“I thought I was in a foreign country. A few weeks before the trip we had gone to Tijuana. This was worse.” Eliseo Alonso

“It truly helped to sort out the priorities in life and the mission of the church. Someone asked me, ‘Did you make a dent?’ We did not make significant dent in the overall scheme of things, but we “dented” a few lives, and they “dented” us too.” Orson Chung

“I think our perception of what we have viewed is important has changed. Our cars were the most important things — now that we are back our families are the most important.” Joey Sanchez

“Last year we went to India. You could say Waveland is a whole lot like India. People are still living in tents and on the streets and in cars. We saw that in India.” Tim Lutz

“It seemed like a once-in-a lifetime thing to do. I wanted to help out, to do what I could for them [victims].” Michael Maynez

“I believe there is a physical knowledge regarding the gospel and citizenship that only comes from service. I watched this crew engaged in sweat worship!” FAA Principal Dan Kittle

"I was surprised to see the devastation. We were there six months after the hurricane and there were still a lot of houses in ruin and trash all over the place. The most difficult thing for me was seeing the people who've been forgotten. When you're there, all you see is suffering." Annie Woods

“The people we met were always saying 'thanks for coming. When you go back home tell your friends to come. We need more people to come and help.'" Rachel Motsenbocker