The day started off bright and early as the team left at 6:45am to be in New Orleans. When we got to the church, we had another session of orientation and learned a little more about what would be happening for the week.
After orientation, the teams got to work! The GC crew was separated, with 4 members (Melissa, Amanda, Faisal, and Shay) being chosen to join another crew and the other 9 GC team members staying together. Both groups did the same things during the day. Clearing lots was our mission. There was even a news crew out with the church to document our work (www.abc26.com/news/local/ look at news, scroll down to videos, second video-"urban impact").
After a hard day of work, the team went out for "prayer walk". In short, "prayer walk" is when 5-8 people walk around a community and talk and pray with people that live there and just reach out to them, show them love. GC again, was split into different groups. Each group had an inspirational experience! One group in particular had a special story to share... Because of her experience in missions, Melissa was asked to lead a prayer walk group consisting of Wes, Andrea, Shay, and John (a high school boy from another team). The first man they talked to told them his story of hurricane Katrina. This man had decided to stay and try and wait out the hurricane. His waiting turned into a bad choice when he got stranded in his attic full of water for 6 days, his only meal being a can of dog food. After those 6 days, he was rescued. The story left us all in awe. Also, this mans attitude was one of the most positive the group had ever experienced, giving them hope and inspiration. The real climax to that groups prayer walk came later in the day though, when Wes literally gave a man the shirt off his back! When the group returned, they were in a sense of shock of God's great glory.
*THINGS THE TEAM LEARNED TODAY!*
1. wear sunscreen!!!2. Emily and Shay have odd sleeping habits
3. there ACTUALLY IS a lot of traffic at 6am
4. we can finish 2.2lbs of cashews in 3 days
5. this week is gunna be GREAT! :)
keep praying for us!
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