Travel To New Orleans

We arrived in Memphis without any issue. We dropped out air mattresses and sleeping bags at St. Joseph's (where we will be staying next week) and got a chance to see Fr. Tony, the pastor.

Then the devil tried to get busy, we were prayed up. While in Memphis, we noticed that our car did have a spare tire; therefore we had to drive back to the airport. Upon our arrival at the airport we learned that there were no other suburbans that we could trade our vehicle in for. Then, just as we were getting read to head south, Ma realized that she didn't have her purse. We went back to St. Joseph's where she had left it and picked it up. Then we were starving so we stopped at Popeye's for some real southern friend chicken and biscuits. By the time we got on the highway, it was 4:30. Then we drove for 7 hours with just on stop in Jackson to buy drinks and use the restroom.

We finally got to New Orleans at 11:30, where Sr. Geneva was there to welcome us and show us our rooms. Tipp got the priest's suite which features a fridge, microwave, couch, double bed, flatscreen TV, and the biggest remote I have ever seen.

My room features this television that receives 13 different types of static and snow.

The beds are comfy, and the food good, so we are very pleased with our housing.

continuing the tradition

so i decided i might as well continue the tradition of posting something at one in the morning on the day we leave. ma made some delicious pizzas for us all. a couple people (ben, ma) are sleeping right now. tipp just got back from a trip to the store to buy hot cocoa and a few other essentials (a trip that mysteriously took over an hour). we have a later flight this year, so we're not heading to the airport until around 6. we're flying into memphis with a stop in detroit, and then driving down to new orleans - we'll try to keep you updated as we travel.

GOD IS GOOD!!!

Hello all,
Well GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!... AND...ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD!
We will be spending the night at the parish center to begin our mission trip this year. Wow a year has gone by soooo fast. stay tuned for more info...

Ma's Post

hi this is ma.....I'd like to thank everyone who made it possible for us to journey to Nola & Memphis a good time was had by all. You often hear about the negative things our youth are doing but praise God we have a great fun & loving group. There is still a lot of work to be done in Nola & we touched only a portion of it (which is ok). we painted a house , everyone thought they were Picasso (right). Tipp gave us painting instructions and oh boy did we work. first we caulked then tapped wall to ceiling or ceiling to wall (whatever comes first ) and then we painted.....you didn't hear this from me but we have a group of painters for hire. Another work load was helping Ms Eva straighten up her trailer.We went to Congo Sq. where Fr. Oscar gave us a deep historical account of what Congo Sq. was about and what it meant to him. I could go on forever because this was a great tour, but i'd like to give some love to Cheryl, Ms Monuique & Ms Shannon for giving love back. We Love You! On to Memphis.......we met up with Fr. Tony (thank you) we renewed freindship with Bishop Steib (thank you for our tour) next we met Fr. Maurice Nutt (revival is going to be on this year) FR. took us to pray at the grave of Sister Thea (the spirit moved us) we were actually kicked out of the cemetry (closing time) to the Memphis family thank you for that warm reception & good food (I thought I cooked ribs M-M-M) and thank you Fr. Oscar for the thought of this journey. Thank you Tipp for all the hard work you've done......Thanks to all of the St.Katharine Youth Group for your hard work & support, we just couldn't do it without you!!!!

winding down...

Trying to wind down. Jet lag, school fear of swine flu... No seriously I have not caught up on sleep/rest yet!!!

Wow!

Our trip to New Orleans was interesting. I'm glad to be home though. I will never forget how much fun we had together.

My experience were amazing. My personal favorite part was when we went to the Hurricane Katrina & Rita Memorial. But the best thing about the entire trip was the FOOD. Knowing that we were helping others made everything worth while.

Chiette's Post

My time in New Orleans was the best times of my life. It was very interesting and I would like to do it again sometime. I learned a lot while I was there that I did not know before. I think when we were sharing what we did I realized that people really care about what we did. They were soooo proud of us. One of the most things that helped me on this trip was making friends and talking to people and getting to know them, and thats one of the hardest thing for me to do.