Day 2

Greetings from New Orleans (Slidell) everyone!!

As day 2 comes to a close, we have so much to share with you all!

After a late late LATE night of fun and laughter for the girls, and lots of sleep for the men, the day started off a little after 9am to get ready for Sunday morning church. We attended the First United Methodist Church of Slidell, and we loved it! The group was surprised to find worship songs by Kutless played and warm greetings from our southern hosts!

After church was over, the weather was just too nice to pass up a day playing outside. The group decided heading to a local beach would be the best way to spend the afternoon. Packing a pick nick and a frisbee then loading up our cameras, the group was off! We spent our afternoon playing in the water, taking silly pictures, and just having some time to relax and enjoy the nice 80 degree weather! As our beach trip came to a close, we got the opportunity talk and to pray with 3 men we met while sight seeing at the beach's Pier.

After our beach adventure, the group headed to pick team member Shay up from the airport, then head to the first night of group orientation. Greenville was a standout, having team members read scripture and lead in group prayer. All groups, totalling about 70 people, participated in what was called "prayer concert." We were challenged to meet new people during this time, and pray with each other. As all the teams' hearts cried out to the Lord, His presence was felt!

A late dinner (about 9:30pm) followed orientation, then a not so quick Walmart run. At Walmart we picked up food for the team's lunches for the week and some work gloves and other "working needs."

For tomorrow, the group will have another short orientation session then get to work! We are excited to see what we will be doing for the week, and who we will be working with!

Keep praying!


*I want to apologize for the lack of photos! The wifi we are getting is very slow, making it nearly impossible to upload pictures.... WE WILL FIGURE A WAY TO UPLOAD THEM SOON!