Posts Tagged ‘NYG24’
A Diverse Experience of Christian Community in New Orleans
Wow. What a week. We traveled hard and well. We have been bumped into by the Spirit, by ourselves, by one another. Through the official Gathering experiences we engaged hard and complex topics – belonging, racism, loneliness, mental health, gender and sexuality, war and occupation, environmental destruction – why? Because these things matter to the…
Read MoreELCA National Youth Gathering Day 5
Written by: Ashlynn Caldwell Friday morning started with a leisurely wakeup call and some bagels and coffee. The rain pushed back for long enough to wander around the French Quarter, looking at art, noticing people and places, and souvenir shopping. We also walked down Bourbon Street, experiencing one side of New Orleans culture but simultaneously…
Read MoreELCA National Youth Gathering Day 4
Written by: Molly Mccue and Angela Miller SERVICE: Community service is a creation of God that never ceases to stir so much want in me. After every service project I do, I always leave wanting to help this fractured world, this fractured faith, even more. Today, my peers and I woke early to help the…
Read MoreELCA National Youth Gathering Day 3
Written by: Liv Enstad Today was a day of authenticity and feeling seen. We started the day with a nice walk in the humid French Quarter with a stop at Café du Monde. We had beignets and hickory coffee, a New Orleans favorite. We got our first experience with the hustle and bustle of life…
Read MoreELCA National Youth Gathering Day 2
Written by: Berit Enstad New Orleans, LA- “Our first great act in this world is to be changed, from a creature that lives in the depths of the womb, into a being that belongs to the whole human community. We are born in the shadows, but we are made to be light to all around…
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