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New Orleans Mission Trip 

In 2009 the high school ministry took a group to New Orleans during

Spring Break. The original plan was to take a group to Mexico, but God

had different plans. The team was able to engage in a variety of services

to show the compassion of Christ to New Orleans. Instead of bringing the

gospel to one nation in Mexico, the high school ministry was able to bring

the Gospel to a handful of nations less than one hundred miles from Baton

Rouge. Part of the mission trip was working with a sea port ministry to

encourage dozens of international seafarers who were docking in New

Orleans. The majority of the trip was spent reaching out to inner city children

by putting on a vacation Bible school. The VBS involved games, crafts,

free hamburgers and hotdogs, face painting and the high school students

sharing the Gospel. Most days were spent helping clear off abandoned

lots in the lower ninth ward that were damaged during Hurricane Katrina.

The high school students were able to work as a team to serve and show

the same compassion Christ first showed them. The love of Christ was

magnified during their week in New Orleans.