Like most of our disciplemaking adventures , this one started off with Chunky Monkey ice cream at Midway Airport. After a five hour delay (and a lot more Chunky Monkey ice cream… and maybe some popcorn), we were finally on our way to New Orleans and the Evangelical Free Church of America's National Student Ministries Conference known as Challenge 2012 ! Inside of the convention center, we found our Cadre ministry spot… where each day we encouraged and connected with pastors and youth leaders before and after main events and our training labs. It wasn't Eysals Coffee , but it got me through the week… barely : ) Time with Pastor Larry from MN. (Our plane arrived in New Orleans about 1 AM because of the storms in IL. I didn't get to sleep until after 2 AM. I'm pretty sure my eyes aren't actually open in this picture.) One of the main session gatherings with 5,400 students and youth leaders. Cadre Ministries did 16 equipping lab training