New Orleans Trip: Day One

Waking up at 4:45 has its advantages - no line for the shower!  :-)

I'm preparing to embark now on a trip with the students I serve to New Orleans for some service work to help rebuild in the wake of Katrina.  You can see details about the trip at our Chapel website.

It's going to be exciting and challenging.  We're bringing together a group of 24 people who, at best, only know about half of the group, and several who know less than a handful.  Your prayers for patience and courage in the coming week would be appreciated, along with safe travels!  I'll be updating throughout the trip as a way of keeping a journal of what happens and how we're doing.  If you don't hear from me tonight in Nashville, it will be because there was no Wi-Fi.  We'll catch up for sure again in New Orleans!

Blessings, Pastor Bakker