We arrived as scheduled in New Orleans this evening (2/18) at a little after 5 p.m. local time...and made it to the church with only a minor detour through the city. The Sr. Pastor at Rayne (Callie) met us with a warm welcome and a key to the church. The only glitch in the day was that one of our team members (Brad) was flying on a different airline than the rest of the group, and was bumped. He is coming in on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. Seems that Feb. school vacation and Mardi Gras have made travelling complicated this week!
Kathy's brother and sister-in-law brought over breakfast food for Sunday morning, and had dinner with us at a local restaurant.
We will attend the 11 a.m. service tomorrow...then have lunch that is being brought in by a church member...then watch the Mardi Gras parade that will pass right in front of the church...then go on a tour of the city with the same tour guide that led our January team around.
More tomorrow...