Well, our trip is coming to a close. We wrapped up today with a little bit of shopping and walking around the city of New Orleans. Some of the group went on a tour of the Garden District and cemeteries. Now, we’re sitting in the New Orleans Airport waiting for our flight out at 5:34 p.m. […]

Today we had a very unique opportunity. We got to worship and commune with over 33,000 Lutherans. If you think that you’ve ever waited a long time during communion, imagine communing with that many people! It really went well thanks to all the staff and volunteers that were involved and was probably hands down one […]

Today we got to make a difference. It was an awesome tiring day but it was really a lot of fun once again. Today was the third of our Love Like Jesus days where we got to “Practice Justice.” The Practice Justice days are our opportunities to do service for the community of New Orleans. […]

I guess when I title this post it might seem a little bit misleading. Every day is really a fun day here at the Gathering! Today was our Practice Peacemaking day. This morning after having an awesome breakfast that the folks at one of the local restaurants set up for us, we headed over to […]

Day #3 brings another tired bunch of youth, but what an AWESOME day we had! Despite some slight issues with our breakfast at the hotel, we went on our merry way this morning ready for what was next. Today, Thursday, was our Practice Discipleship day. That meant that we spent the day with the rest […]

Hello again! As I write this post, it’s 11:47 p.m. Central Time and the whole crew (myself included) are really tired. It seems that being up since 3:00 a.m. will do that to a person. Since I last posted from the Houston Airport, we’ve had an eventful experience. The flight to New Orleans was fairly […]

Hello everyone! First off, thanks for checking out our blog! We’re really excited for the mission we’ll be doing throughout the course of the trip and the fun times we’re sure to be having. For those of you who may not know who I am, my name is Nick Ross. I serve as the volunteer […]