Arrival and Orientation (Feb. 23)

21 members of our mission team arrived in New Orleans by late afternoon on Monday, Feb. 22. David Santrock will join us on Tuesday after a commitment in Charleston. After supper we assembled the whole group together for the first time in the parlor of the Land Building, the education facility of the St. Charles Ave. Presbyterian Church. Kate Snider, director of the RHINO program for the church, shared a schedule for the week. After sharing our hopes, dreams, and uncertainties about the week, we offered prayers of thanksgiving and adjourned to the Brent House hotel, our place of residence, for a good night's sleep. The work day begins on the job site at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday.