Just when I was feeling the drain - after all, 2 weeks of intense missions work in a place where it is flirting with 100 degrees everyday is exhausting - God surprised me a boost. Team 2 arrived today. Just the thought of their arrival got me going, but it was bringing the two teams together that overwhelmed me.
Tomorrow is Feed The Multitudes, the big event that we scheduled both trips around. Tonight they had a rally for the volunteers who will be serving tomorrow. It was there that Team 1 and Team 2 first intersected and let me say, "Wow!" We are now just shy of four years out from Katrina. That day - that event - stands as a scorch mark on the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in this city. Enter the people from Glasgow Church some 1800 miles away. Amazing.
Last year, 21 of us came. This year we have 50 people spanning the two teams! What a blessing and what an encouragement it was to see all 50 of them in the same place, eager to serve. Tomorrow will be Team 1's last day of ministry here while doubling as Team 2's first day. For that one day, Glasgow Church is invaded N'awlins, making the invisible kingdom visible through the feeding of the hungry, the preaching of the gospel and the call to repentance. Pray for us - all 50 of us - as we serve together, to the glory of God.
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