Today was uneventful. The trip home was without incident. We return tired, yet joyful, contemplating all that God has taught us this week.
We have rejoiced with Christian brothers and sisters as they returned to their homes.
We have rejoiced at seeing the manmade walls of racial divide collapse within our own convention.
We have rejoiced at seeing [...]
New Orleans Mission Trip 2008: Day 6
New Orleans Mission Trip 2008: Day 5
We had anticipated a short day today. The yard at our house was nearly finished and the mudding inside was nearly finished.
Our homeowner was planning on cooking some lunch for us.
We arrived to find that the mud from Monday and Tuesday had dried and was ready for sanding. The boys went to town sanding and [...]
New Orleans Mission Trip 2008: Day 4
Crews were sent back off to their respective work sites. The boys had run out of usable sheet rock mud, so we picked up 2 boxes on the way in. The bus ended up being ready for pickup around noon or so. The students worked hard. The front yard by this time is looking great.
Evening
We [...]
New Orleans Mission Trip 2008: Day 3
The rest last night was needed. Driving is stressful enough, without the added pressure of blown tires and missed schedules.
Woke up refreshed this morning and ready to go. We left the school around 8:45 instead of the planned 8am.
When we arrived at the house designated to us, we were surprised to find a [...]
New Orleans Mission Trip 2008: Day 2
It was a short night. By the time we got the students into the rooms, we only had roughly 4 hours to sleep before we had to get up and ready for church.
Sunday Morning Worship
We were worshipping with Franklin Avenue Baptist Church. This was to be their first Sunday back together since the storm hit [...]