Day 1: 4:45 pm

Our day started bright and early, meeting at church at 4:30am. We rode to the airport and quickly made it onto our first flight. With a quick layover in Kansas City, we safely arrived in New Orleans around noon. We took shuttles to the hotel and everyone got settled in their rooms. Since everyone was starving, we walked right next door to Arby's to eat a good lunch. Then Ashley and Jaime walked to the Convention Center to get our backpacks and Bibles. The rest of us went to the outdoor pool located on the 5th floor. After about 3 hours in the pool, we went back to change and had a small group meeting discussing the backpacks and bracelts, which must be our "best friends" for the week. We are getting ready to head out for dinner and do some sight seeing before it gets dark! Hope everyone is doing well at home!

Emily Knoerr