to paraphrase those early bill gaither lyrics, the gaithers have been "touched." >> ♪ he touched me. oh, he touched me, and all the ♪joy that floods my soul. >> reporter: for "religion & ethics newsweekly," i'm phil jones in alexandria, indiana >> ♪ he touched me, and made me whole. ♪ >> abernethy: four years ago this weekend hurricane katrina hit the gulf coast. in this neighborhood in new orleans, broadmoor, the houses were in eight feet of water. since then, thousands of young volunteers from all over the country, from many faith raditions, have gone to new orleans to help with the clean- up and rebuilding. many chose to move there. we talked with residents at the jewish social service organization, moishe house. >> moishe house is a national organization. it says that the mission of the houses that they have throughout the world is "tikkun olam," which is "repairing the world." >> that ties right in to the mission here in new orleans, taking a city that has been faced with so many challenges and trying to, on every level of infrastructure and community development, to provi