Hike For Katreena

Today we started the day off as usual. We rolled off rocks (they like to call mattresses), got dressed, made lunches, ate breakfast, and headed off to work. The only difference from yesterday was that instead of going to S. Miro street, we met up with Mrs. Connie. We spent all morning replanting at least 85 trees. The word tree is an over-exaggeration, as they were saplings that needed to be moved into bigger pots. You'd think that it would be simple, easy work. It was brutal. We shoveled pounds upon pounds of dirt into these big plastic bins, and sprinkled fertilizers over all of them. After lunch, we counted hundreds of items that were for another one of Mrs. Connie's projects. They were school supplies that were going to be put together for a bunch of under privilege kids down here in New Orleans. Once we finished, she told us we could leave, so we left and came back to the Village and showered. Unfortunately, the boys forgot their speaker at the job site, so they drove back. While they were there, Alex decided that he was so hot, he just had to dump the entire ice water bucket all over himself. They then came back and showered. We all loaded up in the van and went to the French Quarter, yet again, and ate authentic Gambian (West African) food. It was possibly the best thing we ate all week. We did a little shopping and came back for closing worship. Now it is time to pack up and clean up before the long trek home.  Down below includes the floor plans for the building we worked on, the board the youth made to leave at the site, and then the youth working for Hike for Katreena.  It was a terrific week, and we are blessed to have had the opportunity to come to New Orleans and serve the people who were affected by Katrina 10 years ago next month. Blessing and Peace Out!