Shallowford Presbyterian Youth

Oh my gosh! You'll never guess who showed up for the performance today! Okay most of you already know, but the kids and the chaperones were all shocked to be greeted by Chris when they arrived at Prien Lake Park for lunch this afternoon. We had a nice little picnic lunch provided by Nick Villaume, and the kids had a chance to run around, finally play some frisbee, with Chris, and blow off some steam.



















After about 90 minutes everyone was pretty much done with the Lake Charles heat and humidity, so we headed off for, you guessed it, another shopping mall where the kids had more free time. This time indoors and air conditioned.







Once again we were greeted with open arms at First Presbyterian of Lake Charles. After a brief warm up, we went upstairs for our authentic Gumbo dinner! Yum. The concert was perhaps the best of the tour so far. The audience was very much into it, and the space did amazing things with the kids' sound. They are starting to build some momentum as we head down the home stretch towards the homecoming concert. I think it always helps to have familiar faces in the crowd as well. Tonight we had Chris, Nick Villaume, and Tom and Betty Lamb from Shallowford. What a treat!

After the concert it was dessert and fellowship before shipping the kids off to home stays once again. Tomorrow it's off to New Orleans for Senior Night! (That was a slightly sarcastic exclamation point) I think we are going to put the child locks on the doors of the van and just drive the seniors around the french quarter so they can see it.

Another big thanks to Nick Villaume for all the leg work and publicity he did for this tour stop. The people were excited and happy to see us thanks to Nick and it was meaningful for us all to get to share our message with a community that means so much to Nick. It's also not every day that your Sr. Pastor flies out to meet your youth choir for a single concert. Perhaps even more rare is having a Sr. Pastor that the kids enjoy seeing and hanging out with. Great days are in store for Shallowford.

Two more days. Start spreading the word. We want to come home to a packed house!




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Location:Lake Charles, LA