Our church (First EFC- Maplewood, MN) youth ministries have partnered with CastleRock Community Church and Urban Impact Ministries in the Central-City of New Orleans since 1997. This blog will highlight the activities of our 2011 team.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

A Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood!

We started the day with breakfast at 8. Just as we began our group devotions, it started to pour rain. We took a tour of the city, which was led by our very own Eric Baumgartner. Our training continued with a session in child evangelism. Then it was a sack lunch and division into teams to encounter the the flooded field to practice the Challenge Circle. At the end 7 of the team participated in the God created slip and slide in the middle of the field. We did more training in the areas of poverty, racial reconcilation, and day camp. We then had a great night at the concert of prayer to prepare our hearts and minds for the week. Then Dave drove us to the French Quarter to enjoy some Beignets at Cafe Du Monde.

Prayer Requests: Pray that God would open hearts of the children at Day camp as well as continued healing for Andrew's ankle and Zach's headaches. Pray for energy and strength as we now brave the oppresive heat and humidity.

Poem:
Today after raining
We started training
And it was very draining
Good times we did share
And ended with a concert of prayer

1 comment:

Bren said...

Love the picture!!!