Katrina was big but God is bigger," read a sign in front of St. Clare Catholic Church in Waveland, Miss. That message was a reaffirmation of local residents' faith even after last year's hurricane, which killed 236 people in Missisisspi's Gulf Coast region and caused $125 billion in damage.

Most people are aware that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation annually gives away millions -- soon to become billions -- of dollars to assist needy people worldwide, but they might not know about the efforts of young Hoosier philanthropists. Indiana teens like Gary's Marquise McMiller and Franklin's Kayla Bell already have committed themselves to a lifetime of community service.

Hurricane Katrina destroyed the homes of thousands of victims, but it didn't destroy people's spirits. Instead, the devastating hurricane forced people to reflect on what life and God really are all about. "I have rethought everything I ever thought I knew about religion, and I'm in the middle of a religious rut," says Trish Carter, 17, Biloxi, Miss.