Olivia:
Today we went to church in Baton Rouge at the University First United Church. We all felt very welcome and at home. There we were fed by the cooks at the church who were very nice. The youth group was small compared to ours. There were only 10 in Sunday School but they were all very nice but a little quiet at first. We broke into small groups and I had to get the conversation going. We met a lot of people during the worship service. After that we left to Pearlington. Pearlington is not what I expected at all but I love it in a weird way. All the people we have met here are very welcoming and I look forward to being here and putting myself into someone else’s shoes.
Matt:
Today we finally left the hotel and went to church at the University Methodist Church in Baton Rouge. We were greeted by amazing food including cookies, strawberries and something with biscuits, cheese and sausage all piled together. Then we went to Sunday School with their youth followed by Sunday Service. Next we left and went to an amazing mall in Slidell where we ate. After we ate we made our journey to Pearlington. As we got closer I began to recognize many familiar places. It was almost a warm fuzzy feeling mixed with a kind of puzzled or unsure feeling. It has not changed much but there are still new things that need to be checked out. Dinner was great. We had fruit, corn, rice, shrimp gumbo and smothered pork. After that we played our annual game of 4 square and then football and lacrosse.
It is hot and humid and the adults keep telling us to drink lots of water.
Victoria:
Last night we spent the night at a super 8 motel. Only it wasn’t so super. After hearing everybody complain about how nasty and gross and scary it was I started to realize … what if somewhere someplace what if somebody had to live like this or even worse everyday? If there is do they complain all the time? If they don’t then why do we? On the way to Pearlington today Mrs. Shelley put on a CD by a band called Avalon. The name of the song was “Orphans of God.” In the song it said that in the eyes of god there are no outcasts, no orphans in the eyes of god. That song really put a new perspective in my eyes on how God views everybody. Even though the people in Pearlington didn’t have much after the hurricane hit (and some still don’t) God still views everyone the same. This is my third year in Pearlington and I can still tell that there is a lot to do. Please keep us in your prayers as we help the people of Pearlington. :)
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