Update from Houma

Hey all! Was able to quick hop on the Internet and just wanted to update everyone on what's been going on since we left. On Saturday we were able to stop in St. Louis to take in the Arch, which the students seemed to appreciate. Saturday night we stayed at a mega church in Missouri and worshiped at their very contemporary service. They were great hosts and their facility was amazing, complete with a Disney-like children's center called the rain forest. Sunday we made the rest of our journey, albeit with a slight malfunction of our door that set us back about 45mins. We were also able to drive through Memphis, stopping to see where Martin Luther King was shot, as well as driving by Graceland and many other cool sights. When we finally arrived in crazily warm Houma I saw quite possibly the greatest sight I've ever seen. Greater then Mount Rushmore, the New York Skyline, or even an original Vang Gogh. The sweet cold sight of air conditioning in our sleep rooms! Oh the excitement!
Houma is certainly a depressed area, which you'll see from pictures when we return. We've been splitting our time between working with children at a govt. housing project and doing painting at homes out on the Bayou. The children we work with come from a tough area and very mixed family lives. We literally go out into the projects each day to encourage them to come out, and most of them are very excited to come play, sing songs, and hear about God.
As far as the home work goes, the home my team worked on was pretty hard hit by the hurricanes, but the people have an amazing ability to keep positive and bounce back. As far as the students they have been wonderful. They've handled being with other groups well and have worked crazy hard, even in the 103 degree heat of yesterday. Tonight we will have a worship band come in and go out for ice cream, so I should probably go get ready for that. We appreciate your continued prayers as we continue to serve the people of Houma in Christ's name.