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God’s Gumbo Gang at 2009 Orphan Grain Train Convention
To show our thanks for Orphan Grain Train’s continued support of Camp Biloxi, Camp Restore and other hurricane relief efforts on the Gulf Coast, RAI Ministries and God’s Gumbo Gang from Trinity Lutheran Church-Baton Rouge, LA paid a visit to Norfolk, Nebraska this past weekend (9/19/09) to share some Louisiana cooking at the OGT Int’l Convention. On the menu: jambalaya, gumbo and red beans and rice. For dessert: Bread pudding with rum sauce! Photos courtesy Scott Schmieding.
L to R: Kurt Jostes, RAI Ministries; Dottie Calmes, Trinity Baton Rouge; Woody Keim, RAI Ministries; Pastor Dave Buss, RAI Ministries.
You can never go wrong with rice and shrimp (and lots of it).
Fresh shrimp from the Gulf!
Sprig of parsley? A bag is more like it! Pastor Scott Schmieding of Trinity, Baton Rouge and his mother Karen, a Nebraska local, prepare the herbal seasoning. “This was our way of expressing thanks from LCMS members throughout our Southern District to the wonderful people associated with Orphan Grain Train,” said Schmieding. “They truly shared Christ’s hope with us in our time of need.”
Roux for the gumbo. Find out more about roux here.
The “holy trinity” of celery, bell peppers and onions is added to sausage to begin making jambalaya.
Time to add rice… Glen Schmieding (father to Pastor Scott) stirs as Woody pours.
Red beans and rice.
Mmmm bread pudding and rum sauce! Dottie did an amazing job!
Looonng line! Over 400 people were fed in 35 minutes! Thanks again Orphan Grain Train for all that you’ve done for the Gulf Coast!