Day 2

It was 58 degrees and sunny in New Orleans today:) We are all starting to get into the groove of each of our worksites. We pretty much stayed on the same sites though Greg and Todd were able to move onto the site with Jason, Haley and I. We are all learning some new skill sets-hanging drywall, siding houses, caulking, painting, etc. It is truly God working through us because I know most of us didn't come with many of these skills. We met amazing people in New Orleans again today. Two of our teams were blessed by being fed a delicious soup by one of the homeowners and we are thanked time and time again by the people down here for our help. It is very humbling. One team told how the woman whose home they were working on had tears in her eyes as she told the story of the day Katrina came. Each person who was here during Katrina has a powerful story and those moments are as vivid as the day that it happened.

God is also working in a powerful way here. One of our teams was given a tour of one of the oldest churches in New Orleans by the First African Baptist Church. One team went for a walk and were invited into Mr Ivory's house to see his gorgeous hard wood floors. And I was given some super duper hugs by Arthur Lee one of the relatives of a home owner who is autistic and around 20 years old who is loved by the entire neighborhood.

We are overall tired but content and I think most of us are being stretched and moved by God in ways that we didn't anticipate. Our eyes are being opened to what true service and acceptance of all Gods's people is about.

Some things shared tonight on what people are thankful to God for:

food

the sun

miss hazel

mr ivory

walking in the neighborhoods with greg and todd

the visit to the first african baptist church

sleep

praying with 2 boys (sorry Ralph, I can't remember their names, but you will always remember them)

no caulk on me

Keep on praying!