This is what Greg Powell wanted to share about his experience:
The mission trip to New Orleans was, personally, one of the most clear examples of God’s will at work that I personally have been a part of. "Fluid" was definitely the theme of the week. No matter how much we could have planned, there was always the unexpected twist that God had just around the corner.
We left Auburn thinking we were going to spend the week sheet rocking, but learned first thing Monday that we were going to help finish up a house to have it ready to be moved in by the weekend. This actually was a much better project for our group since we all were able to do different tasks to get the house complete. We were also able to work closely with and get to know the homeowner, Ms. Johnson, and her daughter, which made the work much more valuable.
But the experience that most opened my eyes to God’s unexpected plan wasn’t even part of the main reason we went down to New Orleans. It was what we did on Sunday for our outreach activity. We really had struggled to come up with a great idea before we left for the trip. We had planned just to hand out ice cold cokes to the street performers, artists, and tarot card readers in Jackson Square. But as Andi detailed in the Day 2 blog, God had bigger plans for us. We would never have imagined we’d be working side-by-side with dozens of other Christians helping feed and give out supplies to about a hundred people in need. Seeing these volunteers working unselfishly and energetically and talking to those who we were serving, I was rewarded more than I could have imagined. I think after we had finished and loaded up in the van, we all sat there thinking about what happened that day to get us where we were, and how obvious it was that God was leading us in that direction from the beginning stages of the trip.
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