Mid-Week MLNO/WP trip

Wednesday afternoon was devoted to set up for the Worship Project at Edgewater Baptist Church. Our friends, Josh and Ashley Lane and Matt and Jacque Middlecamp had attended and worked in this small Baptist church while in seminary in New Orleans. The church was a victim of the flood, however, it has been remodeled and blessed to have the doors open to minister to it's hurting community. Mickey proudly stands back and watches as the youth set up the sound, instruments and lights for Worship Project. He smiles and says, "It's a well oiled machine!" Each student has a job and knows what to do proficiently. They unload, carry and set up the stage making ready for Mickey to come in and begin plugging in and adjusting the cords and knobs for a perfectly balanced sound. All the while Greg is moving about with the lights and others are helping set them up for the "icing on the cake". It is very amazing to watch this "well oiled machine". No one is complaining or slacking. Everyone knows their job and does it until it is complete. On that particular Wednesday night, the crowd was low with their youth being away at camp and the seminary students having gone for the summer, but the youth sang with conviction and an attitude of worship that reached and touched the lives of those who were there. Alison declared her little media room her personal space of worship and assured us all that the Holy Spirit did indeed abide within those walls. With servants' hearts the students began the tear down (a job that goes much more quickly than set up) immediately and Mickey was able to smile, once again, at the way they worked as a team - "a well oiled machine". As we returned to campus, we claimed a spot in the student center lobby for a time of reflection. Chase led us as we recapped some important revelations and spiritual markers that had brought us to that moment through the work and worship we had experienced so far in the week. We had a sweet time of prayer. By the time we were finished we had missed the window of opportunity for McDonald's ice cream, but no one minded that much. We knew we would face a full day the next day and headed to our dorms.