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Okay, I am back from New Orleans! I came back in last night and was way to tired to update, so here goes everything from the last week. I must warn you, this is going to be a very long post, so don't feel like you have to read it unless you're like that cool.
MONDAY:
We showed up at the church at 4:15 AM. We were al tired, and all excited. I spoke with some of the parents, and Mr. Bolivar was there with everyone else. I told Trent that I'd watch over him and then Mr. Bolivar said "You're going to watch over my daughter, too, right?" I was like "Oh yeah, of course" lol I thought that was funny, maybe it was cuz it was 4:15 AM? Anyway, after that we left to the airport and got some BK after getting checked in. I was angerred over the fact that they were only serving breakfast, but I wasn't too distraught over it. After we got on our flight it was Cory, Tyler, and I sitting next to each other, but since I had my dvd player, both Erica and Sarah wanted to switch seats with them, so I was in the middle watching a very nice movie called Phantom of the Operah. It was intense. I enjoyed the movie. After the movie was over they eventually persuaded me to switch with Ashley Havey. I guess they just wanted me for my dvd player :-/ We landed at Atlanta where me and Matt found a place called Krystal Bruger which has the crappiest burgers EVER. Me and Matt shared something known as a Steamer, in which contained 24 burgers with which me and Matt split. It was funny. We got alot of neat pictures with me in my glutiny(sp?). We then got on our flight to New Orleans in which I slept most of the time. And then we got there, and it was very humid. That night we had Chinese Food, and went to bed after enjoying the rest of our night. Of course that was hard. Alot of us had cots, and the ones that didn't got foam, but the girls had one or two girls sleeping on the foam, and I can't let that happen, so I gave mine to the ladies and slept on the floor. I don't want any sympathy or anything, I just want to let you know I was happy when I got home to my own bed :)
TUESDAY:
We woke up at 7, had breakfast, had our devotional time, and went to work. I was the only one who wore cover-alls. I was sweating so much there. Our house had all of it's stuff still in it and it was very sad to see all of the memories washed away within the flood. We finished up that day of work alittle while after lunch, and headed back to the church where we were staying. That night I believe we had worship. It was very grand. I love worship so much. It was very interesting though. To give you a visual, we were in a circle I was in between Donny and Erica, right across from Matt. And we played and sang alot of nice worship songs. Then Sarah, or was it Erica? Or Was it Havey? I dont remember, someone started talking about CCS songs, and that's when the uncomfortability set it lol. But it was fun I'll admit. I enjoyed it. This was all after we played Knockout, of course, which was really fun. Everyone but me and Trent were shirtless, which is because we were following the rules :-P Stan came to our room the next day and said to "keep yer shirts on". We all blogged our thoughts and had a fun time doing so.
WEDNESDAY:
We resturned to our house, and finished up after the other team came to help us out. It was cool. I believe the girls worked harder than anyone else on this trip, and I am ashamed that I had any doubts of how hard they would work. Sarah was a trooper and pulled her own weight, Alexis from what I heard was also a trooper. Erica refused to take more than maybe two breaks, and Linda & Lisa were a blessing. That night we had tacos at Ingrids place in the Freedom Quarter and then spent some time shopping at the Freedom Quarter. Everyone bought shirts. I bought one aswell, but I bought it for Wedo, because that's how I roll lol. We returned that night and went to bed.
THURSDAY:
New house, new mountains to climb. This one was almost as bad as the first one. I threw up that day as a matter of fact. It was fun in some ways though. After we finished there, we got Sno Balls. They were really good. I got Blackburry flavoured. Although I did try some of Erica's Cream Soda flavoured Sno Ball, and I must say it was good. Although, we still do not know why it was red. We had bbq legs that night, although I really didnt feel too hungry. I ate a leg, some salad and alittle corn and went back to the room to listen to some music. Trent came up to see if something was wrong, followed by Alexis. It made me feel good to know they cared. They said I was very quiet, but in reality, I love quiet. That night we went to the Wing Zone. I got 15 pieces of wings, and some Motzarella sticks for Erica and Havey. I think they enjoyed it, at least I hope lol. I let people snack on my wings aswell, because they were really good and very strong in their flavour. That was a good night aswell :)
FRIDAY:
Probably the best day. After we finished with work, it was pouring down rain and I finally took my shirt off. Although I don't think the ladies wanted to see that lol. Matt was proud of me. So was the Boz. We prayed for the lady who owned the house (Virginia), and she and her husband were so thankfull. It made me feel good about the work we did. While I was working I found this rose, and I do not feel like telling that story again, so I'll post from the blog post I did about it;
During my shoveling time I found a red rose in the middle of the rubbish, and it really got me thinking as I worked. It reminded me of a poem by the late Tupac Shakur entitled “The Rose that Grew From Concrete”, and I was just thinking about how the poem describes this busy sidewalk with traffic running too and fro, and in the midst of everything, one beautiful red rose is in the cracks of one of the parts of the sidewalk. It was beauty in the midst of everything that was just plain or ugly. And then I started thinking how in the midst of this terrible disaster, this tragedy within this city, that the beauty that continues to grow in people and continues to stay the same and not fade away is Christ. He is our rose that grows within concrete, and I just believe that it is Him that will get these people to safety and it is Him that is going to rescue these people, not only from this disaster that has happened, but also from what could lie ahead.
So yeah, that was very nice aswell. That night we had burgers for dinner, and played Egyptian War, and had some more worship. We also got some wings. Though I was feeling kind of depressed for one reason that I do not feel comfortable sharing on this page. But yeah, once we got back from the Wing Zone, me and Alexis talked for about two hours about some very intense stuff and helped me realize some things, and got me to talk about things I'd never felt comfortable sharing before. I felt like crying. I still do. I need a father in my life, and I mean a physical one, but I don't have one. I wish I had someone I could talk to that was more intune with me. Oh well though. I went to bed that night feeling forlorned over what I had just been presented with. I feel as if I am a burden on people when I talk to them, or to some, they just are not comfortable talking to me period.
OVERALL:
I learned alot about myself. I've made some vows, and promises to the Lord. I didn't leave New Orleans felling bad, but I do think more about stuff. I have made 4 basic vows; 1. Flee from ALL immorality. That includes "checking a girl out" and it also includes anything and everything PG rated. No myspace, very little TV, and very limited internet. I do not look at porn or anything, but the adds are too much. 2. Be myself, and quit being what I feel people want me to be, or whom I wish I was. 3. Find someone to be my mentor. 4. devout myself to helping others flee from immorality.
I have almost finished my Every Young Man's Battle book, and hopefully tomarrow I can get started on my Every Young Woman's Battle book. See, I know about what men go through because I am one of them, but to get into the world of what a woman goes through can get me so much farther. I can get alittle chunk of what they go through day by day, and hopefully I can find some common ground with them and even talk to them about things they go through. I hope I don't sound idioitic because I'm reading a book designed for women, but hey, as a leader in my school for our Christian population, it is mu duty to read up on these things. It is also my privilage. I respect women too much for a book like that to not reach to me.
Anyway, any questions I shall answer. Also, I'll be deleting my myspace within the week. Check out the blog from everyone on the trip at fccstudents.org. Click the banner that says Katrina Relief.
Kthxbye :)
MONDAY:
We showed up at the church at 4:15 AM. We were al tired, and all excited. I spoke with some of the parents, and Mr. Bolivar was there with everyone else. I told Trent that I'd watch over him and then Mr. Bolivar said "You're going to watch over my daughter, too, right?" I was like "Oh yeah, of course" lol I thought that was funny, maybe it was cuz it was 4:15 AM? Anyway, after that we left to the airport and got some BK after getting checked in. I was angerred over the fact that they were only serving breakfast, but I wasn't too distraught over it. After we got on our flight it was Cory, Tyler, and I sitting next to each other, but since I had my dvd player, both Erica and Sarah wanted to switch seats with them, so I was in the middle watching a very nice movie called Phantom of the Operah. It was intense. I enjoyed the movie. After the movie was over they eventually persuaded me to switch with Ashley Havey. I guess they just wanted me for my dvd player :-/ We landed at Atlanta where me and Matt found a place called Krystal Bruger which has the crappiest burgers EVER. Me and Matt shared something known as a Steamer, in which contained 24 burgers with which me and Matt split. It was funny. We got alot of neat pictures with me in my glutiny(sp?). We then got on our flight to New Orleans in which I slept most of the time. And then we got there, and it was very humid. That night we had Chinese Food, and went to bed after enjoying the rest of our night. Of course that was hard. Alot of us had cots, and the ones that didn't got foam, but the girls had one or two girls sleeping on the foam, and I can't let that happen, so I gave mine to the ladies and slept on the floor. I don't want any sympathy or anything, I just want to let you know I was happy when I got home to my own bed :)
TUESDAY:
We woke up at 7, had breakfast, had our devotional time, and went to work. I was the only one who wore cover-alls. I was sweating so much there. Our house had all of it's stuff still in it and it was very sad to see all of the memories washed away within the flood. We finished up that day of work alittle while after lunch, and headed back to the church where we were staying. That night I believe we had worship. It was very grand. I love worship so much. It was very interesting though. To give you a visual, we were in a circle I was in between Donny and Erica, right across from Matt. And we played and sang alot of nice worship songs. Then Sarah, or was it Erica? Or Was it Havey? I dont remember, someone started talking about CCS songs, and that's when the uncomfortability set it lol. But it was fun I'll admit. I enjoyed it. This was all after we played Knockout, of course, which was really fun. Everyone but me and Trent were shirtless, which is because we were following the rules :-P Stan came to our room the next day and said to "keep yer shirts on". We all blogged our thoughts and had a fun time doing so.
WEDNESDAY:
We resturned to our house, and finished up after the other team came to help us out. It was cool. I believe the girls worked harder than anyone else on this trip, and I am ashamed that I had any doubts of how hard they would work. Sarah was a trooper and pulled her own weight, Alexis from what I heard was also a trooper. Erica refused to take more than maybe two breaks, and Linda & Lisa were a blessing. That night we had tacos at Ingrids place in the Freedom Quarter and then spent some time shopping at the Freedom Quarter. Everyone bought shirts. I bought one aswell, but I bought it for Wedo, because that's how I roll lol. We returned that night and went to bed.
THURSDAY:
New house, new mountains to climb. This one was almost as bad as the first one. I threw up that day as a matter of fact. It was fun in some ways though. After we finished there, we got Sno Balls. They were really good. I got Blackburry flavoured. Although I did try some of Erica's Cream Soda flavoured Sno Ball, and I must say it was good. Although, we still do not know why it was red. We had bbq legs that night, although I really didnt feel too hungry. I ate a leg, some salad and alittle corn and went back to the room to listen to some music. Trent came up to see if something was wrong, followed by Alexis. It made me feel good to know they cared. They said I was very quiet, but in reality, I love quiet. That night we went to the Wing Zone. I got 15 pieces of wings, and some Motzarella sticks for Erica and Havey. I think they enjoyed it, at least I hope lol. I let people snack on my wings aswell, because they were really good and very strong in their flavour. That was a good night aswell :)
FRIDAY:
Probably the best day. After we finished with work, it was pouring down rain and I finally took my shirt off. Although I don't think the ladies wanted to see that lol. Matt was proud of me. So was the Boz. We prayed for the lady who owned the house (Virginia), and she and her husband were so thankfull. It made me feel good about the work we did. While I was working I found this rose, and I do not feel like telling that story again, so I'll post from the blog post I did about it;
During my shoveling time I found a red rose in the middle of the rubbish, and it really got me thinking as I worked. It reminded me of a poem by the late Tupac Shakur entitled “The Rose that Grew From Concrete”, and I was just thinking about how the poem describes this busy sidewalk with traffic running too and fro, and in the midst of everything, one beautiful red rose is in the cracks of one of the parts of the sidewalk. It was beauty in the midst of everything that was just plain or ugly. And then I started thinking how in the midst of this terrible disaster, this tragedy within this city, that the beauty that continues to grow in people and continues to stay the same and not fade away is Christ. He is our rose that grows within concrete, and I just believe that it is Him that will get these people to safety and it is Him that is going to rescue these people, not only from this disaster that has happened, but also from what could lie ahead.
So yeah, that was very nice aswell. That night we had burgers for dinner, and played Egyptian War, and had some more worship. We also got some wings. Though I was feeling kind of depressed for one reason that I do not feel comfortable sharing on this page. But yeah, once we got back from the Wing Zone, me and Alexis talked for about two hours about some very intense stuff and helped me realize some things, and got me to talk about things I'd never felt comfortable sharing before. I felt like crying. I still do. I need a father in my life, and I mean a physical one, but I don't have one. I wish I had someone I could talk to that was more intune with me. Oh well though. I went to bed that night feeling forlorned over what I had just been presented with. I feel as if I am a burden on people when I talk to them, or to some, they just are not comfortable talking to me period.
OVERALL:
I learned alot about myself. I've made some vows, and promises to the Lord. I didn't leave New Orleans felling bad, but I do think more about stuff. I have made 4 basic vows; 1. Flee from ALL immorality. That includes "checking a girl out" and it also includes anything and everything PG rated. No myspace, very little TV, and very limited internet. I do not look at porn or anything, but the adds are too much. 2. Be myself, and quit being what I feel people want me to be, or whom I wish I was. 3. Find someone to be my mentor. 4. devout myself to helping others flee from immorality.
I have almost finished my Every Young Man's Battle book, and hopefully tomarrow I can get started on my Every Young Woman's Battle book. See, I know about what men go through because I am one of them, but to get into the world of what a woman goes through can get me so much farther. I can get alittle chunk of what they go through day by day, and hopefully I can find some common ground with them and even talk to them about things they go through. I hope I don't sound idioitic because I'm reading a book designed for women, but hey, as a leader in my school for our Christian population, it is mu duty to read up on these things. It is also my privilage. I respect women too much for a book like that to not reach to me.
Anyway, any questions I shall answer. Also, I'll be deleting my myspace within the week. Check out the blog from everyone on the trip at fccstudents.org. Click the banner that says Katrina Relief.
Kthxbye :)