[CyberAnt]

Yeah, I was thinking a church group too - because her friends made those wrist bands and were talking about scripture.

[Blessed]

>Yeah, I was thinking a church group too - because her friends made those wrist bands and were talking about scripture.,

I know it is fun to speculate but think through your speculation.This trip was most likely organized by a travel agency.They worked with 4 local middle school and high school teachers and their wives to be so called chaperones.The teachers probably got free trips.

Once they organized it the first year it became a simple word of mouth sell in the community.Younger brothers and sisters followed in the footsteps of older siblings.

Mountain Brook is one of the most affluent zip codes in the nation.It also has several Mega Churches within 5 miles.The automatic reaction in Birmingham is to turn to the church in a time of tragedy.The kids you saw were part of the school community.