The closing

Sunday morning was the closing of the Gathering. Worship in the Super Dome. Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson gave the message and, of course, some great music. But there is something incredibly powerful about seeing over 33,000 people take communion.  And then, the announcement of the 2015 Gathering, Detroit. The kids were already buzzing about the next one!

We took the afternoon to go to the French Quarter.  The architecture, the atmosphere, the shops, and the street performers all gave a great taste of New Orleans. And then there was dinner at the Gumbo Shop where some were just more adventurous than others. Orders ran from crab cakes to vegetarian gumbo;
from chicken gumbo to grilled cheese.

And the street performers?  One challenged Josh to arm wrestling. Josh won, of course. And Denise Sept became part of the show.  Keep your head low, Miss Denise!

And the end of the day, we met and talked about our experience.