Day 2 in Bossier City, LA

Today, we started the day off relatively early in the morning... 6:30am to be exact for breakfast.  We then walked across the street to the Methodist church which the choir and puppets were involved with. The choir sang at both the 8:30 and 10:30 services and did wonderful.  The choir sang one song at the 8:30 service, and three songs at the 10:30 service.  The puppets put on a show at 9:30 for anyone from the age of 5 - 18.  They also did a wonderful job.  Another highlight of the morning was in the 8:30 service.  The youth group from the Methodist church here in Bossier City is about to head out on a mission trip of their own.  So the church had their own youth group and our youth group come to the front while the congregation laid hands upon us in order to pray for our trips together.  The church also supplied us with a wonderful lunch as well.  Lets just say that the churches down here in Bossier City really know how to treat their guests.  

After helping with morning worship, the entire group headed off to the Louisiana Boardwalk.  This consisted of an alligator feeding at the Bass Pro Shop, an array of stores for the group to look at, an arcade, a trolley car, a beautiful seen over looking the river that runs through the city, and our wonderful eatery... Joe's Crab Shack!  The students had a blast on their free day.  

We then came back to the hotel and had fun in the sun.  The fun basically consisted of swimming in the pool, trying to drown Julianne, Angela, and Tim, and playing the old game, 4-Square.  I'm not exactly sure how this game became so popular on this trip, but I have now found a new game to play with the youth after Sunday Night Live this next semester!

The group couldn't be better.  Everyone, and I mean everyone, is getting along with each other no matter the age difference or gender.  Everyone is laughing, learning, and loving on each other, and it is some of the best fellowship I've seen out of these youth since I've been around Schweitzer.  

Well I better get going to bed, because we have another drive ahead of us in the morning to Beaumont, TX where we'll start working on our project homes.  

Things to pray about:

     - The health of the students as we enter into more humid and warm weather in Texas

     - The ability to share our faith to those that are in need, wherever they may be

     - The continued fellowship and spiritual growth of our students as the trip continues