Since the last time I wrote, the team has told me a lot of
anecdotes and stories to share.
- A quick update: Audrey let Josh out of jail. There was
much feasting and rejoicing.
- Jared’s class goes to rec first. McKenzie Spicklemire was
holding chalk in one hand and a cookie in the other. She wasn’t paying
attention and mixed them up and bit her chalk instead of her cookie. The look
on her face was what made it so priceless. Mixed confusion, disbelief, and
disgust were frozen in a single expression.
- One of the little boys in VBS, Jackson, has a form of
dwarfism, which makes him particularly cute at this age. His belly sticks out a
little bit and he’s got a high-pitched voice. He was standing at the front of
the rally doing the music motions in front of Erin and spinning around, but he
kept looking at Erin while spinning. He would do so by looking up over the top
of his head when he was backwards. Erin broke down laughing on stage.
- Ben Salmon is very proud that he has unified his kids as a
defense force. Evidently some of the girls find it funny to steal his hat, but
the boys in his class have banded together to track them down and get the hat
back.
- Zach managed to have an entire conversation with one of
the kids by making funny faces.
- The craft idea was a cup of soil with a few beans planted
in it, to illustrate the parable of the scattered seeds. All I could think of
was the Brian Regan bit about “cup of dirt.” We thought it was a good idea,
until the kids all decided to pour out their cups onto the floor and the pews. One
of the girls poured it into a pretty decent circle around her and then wondered
why we were upset. Clean up was not fun.
- Leah Tees and Josh Talley gave their testimonies on the
field last night. Josh had a teen from the town come and ask if she could talk
more with Josh about the depression he’s been dealing with, since she’s going
through the same thing.
- We had 26 teens on the field last night and some great
questions about suffering. I’m blown away by the depth of feeling and honesty
the kids have up at the field. They ask the tough questions and make no
apologies. It’s made for good conversations.
Looking forward to the rest of today. We’ll see you soon!
Please be praying for the rest of the week that more good things would happen.
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