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Lost, never found

When I walked into my New Orleans hotel last night, William Wright (left) and Jacob Lucht seemed like an answer to a prayer. They were standing in the lobby with big smiles on their faces directing people to Lost and Found....

Gathering gab

Bradford Johnson, 17, Anchorage, Alaska What he wishes he’d packed: My Native games equipment. What he didn’t need to bring: Actually, I needed everything I brought. Best moment: Today during the agape service. Worst moment: Last night’s group * *

Reflections on Service

Thousands of young Lutherans are doing good in the New Orleans community.  Here’s what a few of them had to say after their time serving New Orleanians (namely, working up a dripping sweat doing manual labor for hours on a...

Saving Nola

A popular bumper sticker in New Orleans.

Pretty good job

A note of thanks from U.S. President Barack Obama was read to Lutheran teens at the New Orleans Superdome tonight by the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Obama praised the youth for their volunteer work this...

ServantLife: Making a Difference

Friday was the second day of the ServantLife events–JJJ youth going out into the New Orleans community to help out in countless different ways.  Ms. Pitts, a resident of the Lower 9th Ward, spoke with me yesterday about the impact...