Following God's Lead Updates
Thursday, July 31, 10:56 pm
We are nearing the end of our amazing time in the Big Easy. We have danced too hard, listened to some people sing way too many songs, gotten our hair played with way too much by little kids, pulled too many weeds, demolished too many sheds, and sweat way more than anyone should be allowed by law. But we haven’t even begun to love the people of New Orleans as much as we would like.
The dance crew has been busy getting to know the kids, playing games with them, dancing with them, hearing their stories, and showing them the love of Christ. They also have been working extremely hard making sure the camp runs properly. It has been an incredibly successful week, and we are all excited to watch the showcase tomorrow night. Peg is even in a dance, so we hope to have some embarrassing video to splatter all over the web.
The work crew has been taking a working tour of New Orleans. You may have read about our weed-pulling adventure; but we have had many more experiences. Tuesday, we did some demolition work for a youth leader of Canal Street Pres. He needed some floors ripped up, so we covered in 3 hours what would have taken him two weeks. On Wednesday, we painted curbs in City Park by hand, yes with just paint and a brush. Every little bit helps. Today, we helped prepare a house for complete painting on the inside. The owners were a lovely couple who were trapped in their attic for three days after the storm before their sons dressed up as soldiers and snuck in to get them out. The wife, Bobby, was a fiery old southern woman who had incredible faith in the Lord, and was excited to share their story. The husband, Alfonso, was a very pleasant man; but kinda walked around in a daze much of the time. On some levels, the shock of what happened has never gone away, and will forever be etched on his face.
This has been an amazing week so far of group bonding, laughing, looking for Jesus, helping out those in need, and dancing with those who don’t seem to have much to dance about. We have learned much about what happened during the storm and the flood that followed. We have shared the confusion at the lack of response there has been since that time three years ago. We have shed tears at the stories of the many we have talked to who went through, and still go through such terrible times. We have had the blessing of praying with and for so many people in this wonderful city. And our eyes have been a little more open to what God will have us do for Him in this world we live in. His Kingdom is advancing in our world here and now, this senior high group of missionaries is part of that advance. Thanks for praying.
Cheers,
Clint
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