NO LONGER EXISTS: MARDI GRAS 2007 OUTREACH

A shot of Bourbon Street where we spent alot of time ministering this year.

Some of the signs that people carry on Bourbon Street (above and below).

We had an absolutely awesome time in New Orleans recently. Sorry for taking so long to get an update out but we have been exhausted and dealing with some physical attacks but we are getting healed up and ready to roll!! We had many people that went to their knees right on Bourbon Street and repented of their sins and asked Jesus to take over their lives. We did an outreach into the Iberville Projects where a young man had just been shot in the head two days before we came in. New Orleans had 21 homicides prior to us being there so far this year with many of them being in the Iberville Projects but we know that when light comes in darkness must disperse!!! That's exactly what happened as we arrived to drug dealers and thug types hanging around the area only to have it be a area of people having fun, playing football, flying kites, and the little ones coloring in color books. We fed all that came out and had a great time of ministry to the people!!

Mike & Josh Lechlitner joined the Midwest Team and here they are Live @ The New Orleans, Iberville Projects!!

Other members of the Midwest Team with Eileen are from left Beth Haag, Kayla Bohn (RAVEN Southeast), Amanda Ostendorf, and Lacee Haag. Carrie Miller (below) was part of the team.

That big beer is not mine but did belong to Brent in the red hat. He was there to go wild and party but he met Jesus that night and traded his beer for a cross penny. Pastor Brandon (RAVEN SW) and Pastor Rudy (RAVEN WestCoast) and I tag teamed Brent with the Word until he ended up on his knees right on Bourbon Street repenting of his sin and turning his life over to JESUS!!! (Below)

(Above) We were there to tell them that there is only one way and that way is JESUS!!!! (Below) You can see the large amount of people that came out while I stand at the grill firing up some food.

I ministered to the guy in the blue and got him to realize that he was not the "Christian" that he said he was then as we were getting done he stopped the guy to the left and started ministering what I just had finished ministering to him.

We had awesome praise & worship daily at the camp prior to going onto the streets!!!

Loading one of the two buses that we had this year and then heading for the French Quarter.

A big part of the problem with New Orleans.

Anthony LeBlanc (The Bald-Headed Jesus Freak) was another member of the Midwest Team.

Eileen stand with Damion who is from New Orleans. We ministered the Word to him and he repented and gave his life to Jesus right on Bourbon Street. He was also rehabiliting from injuries that he suffered during hurricane Katrina. We prayed with him for a complete healing!