Tripling up

Thursday the 22nd
As opposed to the rest of the week, Thursday was hot instead of hot and muggy. With the forecast saying it was suppose to rain all week, we were not sure what to expect. However when we did get rain, it was not enough to shut down any of the activities with the kids; making this the first year in a while that the team has experienced no rain delays. As the week neared its close we were getting a little tired, but we still were having fun with the kids and the other teams.


Friday the 23rd
final day in New Orleans and our final day with the kids. We started the day by heading to the French Quarter followed by a stroll through the River Walk. We ate lunch in the River Walk food court. After that we went back to the Church to have a fun Friday with the kids. An inflatable water slide, a bounce house, and a movie were the fun activities of the day. After we got a little wet (or a lot) we said our goodbyes to the kids we had gotten close to. Soon after that we left to have one last hour with the kids at the different projects it was sad, but at the same time amazing to see the impact we could have on a few kids after only knowing them for four days. Dinner was served by the interns as a thank you for giving our time to be with these kids. Next was the Say So. Say So is a time where all the teams gather together and share what God has done this week and then worship Him. After that we said goodbye to the other teams and thanked the interns. To finish our time in New Orleans we took the trolley to Cold Stone Creamery for a treat. Then we hit the sack.


Saturday the 24th
We woke up early and said any final goodbyes and hit the road early. As we drove the 650 miles we had time to reflect on our amazing week. We will miss the kids, the friends we made on the other teams, and the challenge circle. However we all defiantly took various things away from this trip. Tonight we shared as a group our highlights which was an awesome experience.Then we challenged each other to live out what we had just experienced and bring it to our communities.

Prayer requests: That Dave would stay awake and alert, we would have a safe final leg of the journey, and that we would impact our community as we come back to our daily lives

Poem Thing!!!

Rays of light
Each child was
Beyond the grave
Eternally saved
Lovin' people with all we got
lovin' Jesus til we drop
End though we have to part
New Orleans stays within our hearts
Dearly we remember thee
with love, affection, and glee

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