Day 4: Still in New Orleans

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Our 2nd day in New Orleans turned out to be a busy and fulfilling one. We got to sleep in at least a little bit and made our way back over to the Mission. Originally we were just going to fold clothes for a couple hours and then head over the French Quarter for some shopping and hanging out. Instead we found out that they needed us to empty out and re-paint their pantry...so that's what we did. The whole group jumped right in and worked together to get all the food out of the pantry so we could begin painting. We made assembly lines, filled milk crates, and stacked A LOT of cans and boxes.







We took a break to have communion with a group of Messianic Jews that were there and then we all had lunch together...and some much needed sweet tea. Then began the painting. We had two rooms to paint from the ceiling down, including shelves, pipes, and cabinets. Everyone grabbed a brush and a container of paint and got to work. Air flow into that back pantry was a little restricted, but we didn't let the paint fumes get to us too much! Four and half hours after we arrived, everything was finished. We later found out that the Health Department told the staff, that if they didn't get the pantry cleaned and re-painted within 6 days, that they would have to shut everything down. It might have been a lot of work, but it was a great to be able to serve such a great need.

Once we left we headed over to the French Quarter for the shopping and hanging out. It was a great, relaxing way to follow-up from all the hard work. After spending and hour or two there, we found a Chili's for some dinner (the best way to end a full work day) and a two story Target! We ate, laughed, and wound down (or wound up in some cases) and headed back to the house to sleep and prepare for the next day's trip to Texas!