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Saturday was a whirlwind. And we’re glad it was. It was nice to have a nice day where the team was all together, but all we could do was talk about the families we met.

We cleaned up and packed up and prayed for Ryan, our host and very competent supervisor this week.

Art, Ryan and Pam

and headed into NOLA, to drop in to Café du Monde and possibly see an old friend (again)

We got together with Brad, our old friend and site supervisor from Mississippi, now working for Habitat in NOLA
http://www.habitat-nola.org/

Craig, Brad and Roy

A quick bite to eat with Brad, a quick tour of his home, and a quick ride to the airport. We were back off home

Upon landing, we prayed for the trip, and how it affected both the homeowners, ourselves, and all that we came in contact with. Then a warm welcome from faithful friends and supporters!

It was a really fruitful trip, as we expand our little family. Recently, someone asked if we stay in touch with families we’ve ministered to. Truth is, throughout this whole trip, we were praying for a family from a previous trip as they go through a difficult time. Whether they’re people we’ve worked alongside or a family we were trying to serve, we consider them part of the reason why we serve.

There will be a more posts in the weeks to come, as we get some of the videos together and people are able to collect their thoughts and feelings. We’ve got a presentation that we do for the church, and we’re able to share a bit more from a heart level about what went on.

But we know you guys like them photos… 🙂

Click below.. and we’re still adding some more

Photos – Travel Day
https://photos.app.goo.gl/mtTJxoMb7lOuoGD23

LAX

an early flight, and some early rising supporters met us/took us to LAX. Even Pastor Victor and Rocky joined us for prayer as we were sent off to Louisiana

Flight

On our flight, we met several folks that were curious about our cheerful and interactive group, and one flight attendant, Rayemanette, was very kind and generous with her time and cheer. We became fast friends with her and other passengers, and shared of our volunteering with Habitat and Samaritan’s purse.

Lunch and Old Friends

Upon landing in New Orleans, we thanked God for our good flight, and went to Parkway Bakery and Tavern, meeting up with Denise and Paul from Mississippi, and Chris H who drove down from OKC. Our old buddy Brad from our Mississippi days even popped in to say hi, before returning to his duties at the local Habitat affiliate here in NOLA.

We went to our temporary home away from home, Grace Community Bible Church in Denham Springs and settled in for a quick moment to settle in and meet with Ryan. We also stopped off at Fedex to print up some quickie business cards for the people we’ve been meeting.

Then off to a hamburger and hot dogs at Ryan’s home and a Craig’s devo before our maiden run to Walmart.