Arrival!

After waking up at 3am for a 7am flight to Chicago to then board my second flight to New Orleans, I arrived safely in LA by 3pm.

My site coordinator, Layne Brubaker, picked me up from the airport. After the rest of the Young Adult Volunteers (YAV's) arrived and started unpacking, we cooked red beans and rice together. Over a cookie cake dessert, we talked about the upcoming orientation, traditions in New Orleans, and our hopes for the year.

Tomorrow, our only plans are to explore the local thrift shop and the coffeehouse down the street during the day. At night, of course we are headed out to hear local jazz.

Sunday, we are headed to church together at Lakeview Presbyterian Church, grabbing Po'Boys for lunch, and then we head back to Lakeview for some youth programming for the rest of the afternoon.

We are then flying down on Monday morning (6am flight!) to Newark for our orientation at Stony Point Conference Center for the week.


Again, thank you so much for your prayers and support!