Edgemont Bible Church

A blog by Lucky Wagner from Edgemont Bible Church…

What a wonderful and blessed trip we had to New Orleans. Berean NOLA was a fantastic host and kudos to Samantha and Pastor Doug for the hospitality and having families ready for us. We had opportunities to witness to a lady where we did some work and she made a profession of faith. The first house where we worked had two girls, ages 7ish and 11ish, and what a delight they were. They wanted to help and enjoyed doing so.

The highlight(s) of our trip was working VBS at Fischer in the evening. All of us enjoyed the interaction with the children. We helped in various classrooms, with the singing by playing guitars and the keyboard, and in counseling. It was a blessing to us to help in that area.

The historical trip Lawrence took us on was extremely informative and eye-opening to all of us. The overview of New Orleans before the trip was very beneficial, the explanation of why the levees broke and which ones broke, and why we heard so much about the ninth Ward.

We enjoyed the interaction with the other groups and being able to worship on Sunday morning with the church body. Hosting other churches that travel to New Orleans to assist in the rebuilding of New Orleans is a great idea.

On our way home we talked about continuing this ministry in the St. Louis area with the elderly and have begun to do so. Other ideas were to have a first and second responder team to help with disasters such as hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and earthquakes. Thank you Berean for “loving your neighbor as yourself”.

Lucky Wagner
Edgemont Bible Church