Whew! I think we are burning the candle at both ends! Today we spent the day working for Second Harvest in New Orleans. There were about 6 total hours spent sorting food via a conveyor belt at the foodbank. We did work in two teams for this, so each person worked about 3 hours. The rest of the day was on our own for some shopping and riverwalking.
The kids worked extremely hard at Second Harvest. The workers at the food bank commented on their work ethic. We were able to sort and package ALOT of food to be distributed locally to the hungry. Even though it was work, it was great fun. As the food was loaded on the conveyor belt, each person helped to sort and box the food. It reminded us so much of the I Love Lucy episode where she works at a candy factory. If you remember, the candy on the conveyor belt goes so quickly that she and Ethel end up stuffing it in their mouths!! Even though we couldn't stuff dry spaghetti in our mouths, we worked as quickly as possible to not get behind. What a blessing to work hard and have a blast doing it!!
I have added 3 new slideshows. God Bless you all, and pray for us as we head back to Alabama to sing tomorrow. We love you all.
Now, Kelsie will tell us how she felt about the day...
Today, the FCUMC youth choir got a chance to serve and to shop. While half the group went to Second Harvest food bank, the other half spent their time either shopping New Orleans or swimming at the hotel. After a pizza dinner in the hotel restaurant, the group set out on a ghost tour, where we divided into 3 groups and were told the ghostly legends of New Orleans.
We walked through the French Quarter and saw the beautiful architecture and heard the stories behind the city of New Orleans.
" God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ." - Ephesians 1:5
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