We ended up downtown as some were probably ending the day before. As we drove around we quickly realized that it's All Star Weekend for the NBA with the huge mural advertisements adorning the buildings. My marketing mind was in awe of just the idea of wrapping an entire building in vinyl.
After about and hour of walking around the beautiful French Quarter taking in all the historic architecture and the sites that have made New Orleans famous we found ourselves at Cafe Du Monde which is famous for their Beignets which are amazing French pastries.
From the beignets, we decided to check out a very relevant IMAX movie called Hurricane on the Bayou which chronicles local musicians that were filming a movie to raise awareness about the recceeding marshlands of the bayou. During filming, Katrina hit and added to the relevance of the movie. Great show if you're near an IMAX showing the film. Very fitting for our time here.
Lunch time came and the guys wanted a true Creole lunch. Nothing better than crawfish to get you in the mix.
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As we left the Big Easy, we made sure we drove through the upper and lower 9th Ward where most of the damage/flooding was done. It's everything you've read or heard about. Complete disaster. It seems to look like they have cleaned up everything but things that needed knocked down. So, you have 80% of a street with homes that are either gone completely or vacant and then ever so often there is a brand new house. Makes Brad Pitt's initiative even more urgent. http://www.makeitrightnola.org/
Everyone made it safe to Hope City and is eager to get started by getting their hands dirty. After a long day of rain soaked travels for those who chose to drive the whole trip today, they arrived to a sunset like no other. Please continue to pray for the team and pray for people to realize their lives are missional and looking like Jesus is as simple as extending a hand.
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