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Why Blog? 2: Electric Boogaloo

April 12, 2009, New Orleans

Happy Easter!

We are on our way to Easter Service at All Souls Episcopal Church. The team is moving slow, as they do most mornings, but I have enjoyed the slowness to wake because once this group of youth and adults gets going, they are full speed ahead until they crash at night.

I do… Read More

Faith in the Big Easy

April 11, 2009, New Orleans

Posted by Dominique, a St. Paul's youth group member:

 

A term that has been reoccurring during this mission experience is "faith". Its definition varies between individuals. It's my belief that there are two forms of Faith. The subconscious one sums up basic thoughts of trust. This includes going to sleep at night and believing that when,… Read More

behind the scenes at Make It Right

April 09, 2009, New Orleans

Posted by Olivia F., St. Paul's youth group 

We have all probably heard of Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation and today the group that I was… Read More

You Are Now Entering Your Mission Field

April 08, 2009, New Orleans

Posted by Julia, St. Paul's youth group member: 

Take a risk. That was our assignment, today and everyday of this experience. This morning our day leaders posed a question-What risks have you taken today? On its face, it seems simple, we take risks everyday right? Apparently not. Even in the confines of an experience during which I feel… Read More

prophets of a future not our own

April 08, 2009, New Orleans

Posted by Bryan Appel, St. Paul's Youth Minister:

As the team was unloading the truck to begin another day of 'sheet rocking' this morning, Tommy, our Team Leader from the Disaster Response Office, told us it was 'Hump Day.'

As you may have read in our Blog, we struggled with our work yesterday. It was… Read More

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