"O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago." - Isaiah 25:1

New Orleans is spectacular in the morning! Around every corner is something new and something breath-taking. This morning I decided to get up early and eat with the teams and then I went for a walk through the Garden District. Only blocks from where I live are homes and landscaping so phenomenal that words are hardly enough to describe them. Each time I walk I try new streets and this morning it was so beautiful and there were so many sights that I had a hard time making myself turn around and head home. But in the midst of the beauty of these historic homes I am reminded how wide the gap is between the rich and the poor. It seems that here there are only the two extremes, very rich or very poor and the middle class are hard to find. As much as I love looking at the beautiful neighborhoods, sometimes I have a hard time coming to terms with the gap. I just can't wrap my mind around why it has to be this way. But I rejoice in the fact that despite the economic gaps that are prevalent here, God is working in mighty ways and he is using Urban Imapct to teach fiscal responsibility to our neighborhood residents to help them get out of debt and even help some of them have the ability to move into homes that they own. That is awesome and that is a testimony to his power and glory.