Fried Gators (Alex O.+ Megan K. + Brad M.)

Today started like all the others, we marched our daily mile to the convention center. Today our theme was Listen, it focused on the woman at the well. We learned about how she eventually began to truly listen to what Jesus said. After the Bible study we split up into groups. Most of the girls went to a session called "Elimidate and Divorce." It focused on the "must haves" and "can't stands" of relationship qualities. The speaker was one of the funniest thus far. We decided to take a break from all of our "snacky" dinners and went out for some sea food!!! We had an awesome server named Ryan (yes, we did have some confusion between calling on the waiter and Ryan K.) We started with some appetizers ranging from fried mushrooms, to barbecue shrimp, to crab cake, to fried alligator!!! It even got better for dinner. Five of our adventurous ones ordered a whole lobster!!! After an intense meal, we journeyed to the Superdome for an intense worship service. The traditional service included praise, dancers, an Easter reenactment, Communion, and an offering collection. This mass gathering was very moving. When we finally, after a long day, went back to the hotel, everyone was very compelled to sing! The entire time we were listening to "I am a C" and "Jesus Loves me." Once we finally got to the hotel I (Brad) never thought that air conditioning could feel sooooo good! To end the day we discussed tomorrow's plans and getting prepared to leave for Mount Prospect after a long week in the hot blazing sun.