New Life Fellowship of Eastern Valley

The first mission trip abroad ever taken by New Life Fellowship was to New Orleans, to work alongside HisHands2Go. We are privileged! Pastor Steve Pylant has visited New Orleans a few times, but never as a volunteer. So he organized a group of fine folks and caravaned down to New Orleans, equipped with skills, enthusiasm, and hands ready to tackle some hard work in service to others. Occasionally HisHands2Go has a few skilled volunteers on a team, but this time we had an entire team of skilled men and women, so we put them to work on some of our tough jobs.
Here is a bit of background info: about 6 weeks ago the front of the St. Luke Assembly of God building was hit by a car. In route to the building, the car hit the church sign and mowed down some plants and bushes before knocking out a bunch of bricks by the front door... thankfully they were not part of the major support areas of the building!  

And now (drum roll) here is a list of their accomplishments:

 
1) The iron church sign was welded back together and repainted (huge thanks to Marty!)

2) A leaky corner of the church was patched

 

3) A drainage system was installed behind the church to prevent flooding inside the building






 4) Back of the Fellowship Hall was power washed, primed, and painted
 

 

5) A fence was installed to fully enclose the back of the building











6) Curtains were sewed and hung in the sanctuary

 7) the outdoor iron staircase was repaired and repainted (again, thanks to Marty!)






8) curtains were sewed, decorated, and hung in the Fellowship Hall to create an area for toddlers
 

 

9) New baptism garments were sewed
 









10) Doors were painted "LaFonda" red

 
11) installed a portion of the front side of the fence at Garden on Marais
 




12) An irrigation system was installed at the Garden on Marais... a much needed system (special thanks to Jacob & Pastor Dave)

 

And they topped off their trip with boiled crawfish! 

 Thanks to you New Life Fellowship, we sincerely enjoyed hosting you and look forward to seeing you again!