Mind the Gap by Mike (student minister)
Each new day holds new adventure with moments of exploration and wonder. Our day today did not disappoint us . Mike Heinz from Fellowship Bible Church in Dallas shares his day with this description.“Today our team faced several challenges in the The Big Easy. We began by reflecting on who God is in our life through an artistic challenge. After presenting our creations from beads, crayons and paper plates, our trip leader Ken brought the day into focus. He read 2 Corinthians 5:18 and discussed the idea of reconciliation with us. He asked us to MIND THE GAP. It’s an expression that came up throughout the day as we sought to broker the relationship between God and lost men.Off we went to the New Orleans Mission organization near downtown to put this concept into practice. We divided into work groups for gardening, housekeeping, mass mail prep and flyer delivery to local businesses on Magazine Street. I loved watching our students work with diligence and good attitudes. You would have been proud! Next, we went shopping for groceries for the Stone Soup competition. Team one cooked tonight and made breakfast for dinner. They called their team BRINNER= breakfast for dinner compounded 
Team two will cook their meal Thursday evening and promises to be an interesting experience as well.After our BRINNER, we caught the ferry from Algiers Point over to the French Quarter. We had begnettes at Cafe DuMonde and finished with an encounter time on the levie of the mighty Mississippi. Their Ken asked us how we MINDED THE GAP today. Several students commented on how they felt like they helped the people at the New Orleans Mission. By working on the various projects, they freed up the staff to focus on the spiritual needs of the people. So cool! (Tomorrow night we will give each pilgrim their “boxes of love” sent by our Church family; they miss you a lot and it will encourage them greatly!)The days have been hot and humid with some rain showers but the team has kept their focus and given themselves fully to the work set before them.