Day 3: New Orleans

Finally we have made it to San Antonio....and there is internet!! First let me update you on what you've missed the past 2 days, and then i will let you know what we are up to now.

Friday morning we woke up early, packed up our stuff from the nice comfy hotel room and made our way to New Orleans. Our travel time for this trip was only about 4-5 hours long, but it promised to be eventful. First of all, I got to spend the day in the passenger seat because Charlotte Waltemeyer took the keys from me and drove the van all day long! It was nice to get a break from driving (go Charlotte!!).

Most people tried to catch up on sleep during the ride (myself included). While we were heading down the highway, a car in front of us had one of it's tires blow out and it pulled over on the side of the road. When we passed by, we noticed that the driver was an elderly woman, so we decided to pull over and help. As soon as we stopped the vehicles, all of the guys jumped out and made their way down to the woman and her daughter. While they fixed the tire, the rest of us waited for the guys at the nearest gas station. Major kudos to all our guys for not even hesitating to help a person in need.

As we got closer to New Orleans, it started to rain, and rain it did!! It got pretty intense at times, and it certainly made driving a little more fun. Eventually, we made it to N.O. and met up with the Pastor who worked with the N.O. Mission. He showed us the house we would be staying in and then took us around to see a bit of the devastation that was still untouched from Hurricane Katrina.

After a quick tour, we headed over to the Mission where would be ministering in their chapel service. The group did a skit, the band lead in worship, Matt Murphy shared his testimony, Pastor Brian talked about the Beatitudes, and the students once again performed Rescue. Almost 20 people raised thier hands indicating that they wanted to receive Jesus that night, including two gentlemen that came down to the front to speak with Pastor Brian.

After the service, we helped serve food to all of the men & women that showed up and then kicked butt to help make the dining area and kitchen cleaner than usual. After everything was finished, we loaded into the van and headed back to the house for some much needed rest.

Right now I don't have all of the pictures from the work that we did on Saturday with the Mission, so I will post that update on Monday.