LSF STUDENTS RETURN TO NEW ORLEANS
Lutheran Student Fellowship students from College Hill Lutheran Church and Brammer Student Center, Cedar Falls, made a return trip to assist with rebuilding in New Orleans. Nine students took the first week of January, a portion of their Christmas break, for the servant event trip.
Having made the trip last spring, and with Reverend Terry’s visit to the UNI campus last year, the trip very meaningful. Everyone knew what to expect, no surprises.
Work! Work! Work! Wearing hard hats the students gutted rooms, tore up carpet, and punched out a ceiling. A regular demolition crew. They also worked on restoration: spraying for mold, put up insulation and dry wall, mudded it in too. Another task found them working at a homeless shelter, cleaning and labeling items.
Relax and Enjoy! There was time for a trip to Gulf of Mexico beach for a dip in the water, to the French Quarter for beads, to the NASA assembly site among others. The food was awesome, especially the meal that included 120 # of crawfish. Don’t forget the homemade gumbo and the king cake.
College students Bible study in a restored church was another highlight. What a great service from the students and a great welcome from the people of New Orleans. A God pleasing duo.
