New Orleans Mission Trip June 2006

We arrived in New Orleans safely after an uneventful trip. Unsure how to active the classic stove, and unwilling to go down in history as the first to burn down First Pres of New Orleans, we went out for dinner. After dinner we drove by Robert’s house and looked at the project. We got a chance to meet Robert and learn some of his experiences.
We came back, set up housekeeping and met two former Atlantans and adopted them as part of our group. The resident rat, Carlos, ate our bagels and bananas during the night so we had to make due with the leftovers for breakfast. We drove off to Robert’s house feeling energized and motivated.

One crew went to get lumber (read air conditioning) while the others started bleaching mole, replacing studs, and drinking lots of water. We went of to eat lunch in two groups one group at Robert’s house and one group at First Pres. N.O. eating sandwiches. At the end of a looong hot day we dined on Val Vanderlip’s homemade lasagna and garlic bread. Yum. You haven’t been to New Orleans until you have tasted ice cream from The Creole Creamery which was our after dinner excursion. Imagine Fig with Honey and Pecans, Lemon Poppyseed, or Chockwork Orange…

Pictures to follow.

Spring Break 2006 - We return home

The devotional on our final morning was done by Bill Zercher. Afterward we packed up and cleaned up the areas of the church that we have lived in all week to prepare for the long drive back to Marietta. We said our good-byes to Cliff and Nieta and heard from Cliff that he was planning to visit us in Marietta in late summer. As we departed, we took a long, last look at a city that was so devastated by Hurricane Katrina and the flooding that followed, knowing that the small contribution we had made had indeed been honored by God and would enable Christ’s light to shine just a little bit brighter in the city of New Orleans. We also told ourselves that FPC Marietta would be back…
FPC New Orleans with the banner we sent welcoming people to Easter Service