Our bus ride was anything but relaxing. We started off leaving the church at four and were stopped by an unexpected bus breakdown at five. We were then stuck in the heat for two hours while waiting for a new bus. When we were on the road again, we ended up playing some games to keep us occuppied. When we finally ended up turning off the lights at midnight, we all struggled and pretty much failed to sleep throughout the night. There was no possible way to get comfortable on a bus, so we ended up laying on each other or even on the hot floor. Getting to New Orleans at eleven the next morning was a relief after a long night.
When we arrived there was along wait to get into the hotel, but our brave, fearless leader, Aaron waited forever to get our rooms to check in. While we waited, we played card games, talked to our amigos, and made friends with people from other churches! There are people from many of the 50 states. After a long wait we finally got our room assignments. We took showers and then we were on to our next adventures!
Next, we split into two groups to get lunch and explore the city. Despite not being able to go far from the hotel, we managed to find a pretty good place to eat, even though they were out of alligator. Apparently, its not in season. After exploring for a bit, we headed back to the hotel to prep for the evening activities.
Inside the super dome, there was a mass of over 33,000 people in patches of neon T-shirts dancing together as a community. We sang, worshipped, and talked about doing God's work with our hands as one family of the Lord. We listened to several speakers, like Nadia Bolz-Weber, preach about how you don't have to fit a certain mold to be a Lutheran, and a variety of spices are welcome in God's bowl of gumbo.
--Abby, Brianna, Sabrina, and Sarah
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