S.W.A.M.P.

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Ministering through the S.W.A.M.P.


ATCHAFALAYA BASIN – Moss-draped Bald Cypress trees tower majestically in the bayous of the Atchafalaya Basin. A Pelican swoops down to rest on a stand of Cypress knees, as an alligator sidles by. Cloaked in legend and lore, the area is home to the Swamp People, folks who make their living from the Atchafalaya Basin. It is also the place where a new ministry has been started.

We feel like if you feed a person, you sow a seed, and hope to harvest a soul. That’s what the S.W.A.M.P. ministry is all about. We want to touch people with the goal of harvesting souls,” said Louis Charrier, a pastor, church planter and director of the S.W.A.M.P. ministry.

The ministry’s acronym stands for “Serving Wholesome Appetizing Meals to all People. The idea of the name came to Charrier one night as he was praying.

Delivery boat: June and Louis Charrier use an airboat, which is a common means of transportation in the meandering Louisiana swamp, for their S.W.A.M.P. (Serving Wholesome Appetizing Meals to all People) Ministry.By Holly Jo Linzay, Regional Reporter