Some People and Places on the Gulf Coast

Seven of us from Nassau Presbyterian Church spent a week in place new to six of us. Marti Reed Hazelrigg, our coordinator, introduced us to friends of hers from the days when she was Director of Youth Ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Among these were several strong women who are leading their community along the rough road to recovery after Katrina. We call them Steel Magnolias. Here’s why...