YOAM 2010 Day ONE…TUH! WHO DAT!!

April 5, 2010 by MarkH.

We left for BWI at 1, and boarded the plane to Louisiana at by 3:00. Also on the plane, were two other groups of people going on mission trips. One group was headed to Mississippi. The other group was started by two former YOAM adults, and they were traveling to somewhere else in Louisiana.

Early Arrivals to Howard High

Our group arrived in Louisiana a half an hour ahead of schedule. While the half of the adults went to pick up the rental cars, the some youth bonded with Apples to Apples, and others with Ninja, and others just hung out.

We loaded the convoy, and headed out to CiCi’s. On our way to Cici’s we were able to witness the mass amount of improvements from the conditions of previous years. When we arrived at CiCi’s we all enjoyed High School Musical 2, and excess amount of food. Zathy managed to tie the previous YOAM record (Hannah Hardin 2009) by cramming 3 tennis ball-sized gumballs into his mouth.

Arriving at Aldersgate, we quickly unloaded the moving van, while singing along to High School Musical songs. We settled into the bunkhouses, and proceeded to announcements and formed Thanksgiving Circles. Everyone was glad to be here in Slidell safely, and to be spending Easter with fellow YOAMers.

After Thanksgiving Circles, some did extreme yoga, some broke off into Ninja once again, and most of the adults came inside to play cards or just converse. As we wrap up the first day, we look forward to a work filled week.

O our God…We are powerless…We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help.”

2 Chronicles 20:12

 (THANKS Amanda!)

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