Reluctant Tourist

I never intended to go to Ground Zero. I just don't think of it as a place for "tourism". That being said, when we arrived at our hotel, Glory called me over to the window .
There it was: Ground Zero. I couldn't believe it.

I knew that since we were there, then the church that served as a sanctuary for workers and volunteers during the aftermath of the disaster had to be near by.

St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel (est. 1766) answered the call to an unexpected ministry that lasted from September 11th until June 2nd.

Can you see in the picture on this sign how much debris is in the churchyard? It took them two years to clean up the fall out.

Below is a "monument" of patches from the service workers uniforms. It is displayed in the sanctuary.

You can see more pictures in Cat's Photo Albums (Ground Zero) or read more about the church at http://www.saintpaulschapel.org/.