Well, it’s 10 pm on Friday night and we’ve had a great day! First, we ended up getting off from Long Beach a little late due to trailer light problems (quickly rectified by switching vans) and then I left my shoes! These inconveniences made us a little late getting to NO so we had a shortened tour at the seminary. However, one of my good friends, Dr. Benjamin Harlan, was on campus and came to Leavell Chapel to hear us sing and then he took a turn and played some tunes on the piano. Really amazing stuff! Dr. Harlan is not only a seminary professor but also a composer and instrumentalist–he really enjoyed hearing our group and was most complimentary of our singing!
As soon as we left the seminary, we hurried to the airboat swamp tour (running through a McDonald’s for lunch) and had a great experience. We were able to see several alligators, watching the guides feed a couple of them right out of their hands. The guides also had a couple of baby gators on the airboats and we were able to hold them and get several pictures. It was great!
Then, we hurried to our hotel while Todd Burke and Joy Lintelman rushed Perla Santoya to the airport so she could catch a flight to Houston for a piano festival. We were running behind schedule but since her flight was delayed 45 minutes, it ended up working out perfectly. Hopefully, we’ll see her again on Sunday morning when we lead in worship at MLBC.
Finally, we ended up going to the French Quarter for supper and sightseeing. Tracy, Carter, and I took our two seniors out for supper (Rebecca Niven and Amanda Shelton) at Bubba Gump Shrimp. We ate wayyyyy more than we should have but everyone in the group left room for beignets and coffee at Cafe Du Monde. Right before we left, we sang portions of two of our songs on the sidewalk and had a couple of folks stop to listen. Next year, we’ll have more songs that we can sing spontaneously in those type of situations.
We’re looking forward to getting back to Mesquite. We hope to arrive around 5:30 pm but will try to keep everyone updated by cell phone. We’ll leave around 8am but will drop Todd Burke off on the way as he has family nearby and his wife is already in the area.
Thanks for your prayers and please continue to remember us as we travel!
